Question

How do you simplify `\frac { 18x ^ { 4} y ^ { 3} } { 24x ^ { 2} y ^ { 3} }`?

Answer 1

`(3x^2)/4`

Explanation:

Expression `= (18x^4y^3)/(24x^2y^3)`

`= (18x^4cancel(y^3))/(24x^2cancel(y^3))`

`= (18x^4)/(24x^2)`

`=(18cancel(x^4)x^2)/(24cancel(x^2))`

`=(3x^2)/4`