How do you simplify \frac { 3- - 1} { 4- - 2}3142?

2 Answers
Jun 18, 2018

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

Remember: "minus a minus is a plus" allows us to rewrite the expression as:

(3 color(red)(-) color(red)(-)1)/(4 color(red)(-) color(red)(-)2) => (3 + 1)/(4 + 2) => 4/6 => 2/331423+14+24623

Jun 18, 2018

2/323

Explanation:

(3--1)/(4--2)3142

rArr (3+1)/(4+2)3+14+2

rArr 4/646

rArr 2/323