How do I algebraically simplify this expression $\frac{\frac{x - 5}{2} - 1}{3}$ $((x-5)/2-1)/3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-23T13:56:49

$\frac{x - 7}{6}$ $(x-7)/6$

$\frac{\frac{x - 5}{2} - 1}{3}$ $((x-5)/2-1)/3$

Find a common denominator in the numerator to simplify.

$\frac{\frac{x - 5}{2} - \frac{2}{2}}{3}$ $((x-5)/2-2/2)/3$

Subtract.

$\frac{\frac{x - 7}{2}}{3}$ $((x-7)/2)/3$

Multiply the numerator and denominator by $2$ $2$ .

$\frac{x - 7}{6}$ $(x-7)/6$

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