Question

How do you simplify `\frac { ( x - 5) + ( x - 5) } { 2x }`?

Answer 1

`(x-5)/x`

Explanation:

`((x-5)+(x-5))/(2x)`

`= (2(x-5))/(2x)`

`= (cancel(2)(x-5))/(cancel(2)x)`

`= (x-5)/x`