Question

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

Answer 1

See the solution process below:

Explanation:

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`