How do you simplify $(5b-4)1/5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-03T12:34:35

See the solution process below:

To simplify multiply each term within the parenthesis by the term outside the parenthesis:

$(5b - 4)color(red)(1/5) => (color(red)(1/5) * 5b) - (color(red)(1/5) * 4)$

$(color(red)(1/color(black)(cancel(color(red)(5)))) * color(red)(cancel(color(black)(5)))b) - 4/5 => 1b - 4/5 =>$

$b - 4/5$

How do you simplify (5b-4)1/5 (5b-4)1/5 ?