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#