How do you simplify $(6x - 10)/-2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-11T18:50:43

$-3x+5$

$(6x-10)/-2$
can be simplified into separate fractions with the common denominator $-2$

$(6x)/-2-10/-2$

$-3x+5$

or

$(6x-10)/-2$
can be simplified by factoring out the $-2$

$(-2(-3x+5))/-2$

$(cancel(-2)(-3x+5))/cancel(-2)$

$-3x+5$

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