Question

How do you simplify `(6-2x)/( 4x-12)`?

Answer 1

You can factor the denominator.

Explanation:

`=(6-2x)/(2*(2x-6))`

Also, you can write the numerator as `-1*(-6+2x)`
Which is the same as `-1*(2x-6)`

We now get:

`(-1*(cancel(2x-6)))/(2*(cancel(2x-6)))=(-1)/2=-1/2`