Question

Which factor can you cancel from the numerator and denominator to simplify

8 - 2x
------?
3x-12

[Hint: (a−x) = − (x − a)]



2/3
3/2
x-4
x+4

Answer 1

factor out 2 from top

factor out 3 from bottom

Answer 2

Factor out -2 from top and 3 from bottom..

Answer 3

2/3

Answer 4

if you factor out both top and both, you get 4-x/x-12 cancel ot the x and you get x+4

Answer 5

Question is asking about cancellation..

Answer 6

\[\frac{8 - 2x}{3x - 12} \implies \frac{-2(x - 4)}{3(x - 4)}\]

Answer 7

oh, sorry didint read it properly. thanks @waterineyes

Answer 8

so its 2/3

Answer 9

@rebecca1233 tell me what factor is getting cancelled there??

Answer 10

@rebecca1233 it is x - 4 and not 2/3..

Answer 11

@annas read the question properly and then give medals please..

Answer 12

...

Answer 13

oh sorry :P

Answer 14

but @mathhasproblems did try her best

Answer 15

@mathhasproblems firstly you are giving direct answer and secondly you are giving them wrong??

Why??

Answer 16

ok ok cool down. human can make mistakes

Answer 17

@annas rebecca got it wrong due to this mistake of @mathhasproblems

Answer 18

c'mon guys relax.

Answer 19

And she now thinks 2/3 is the correct answer who is responsible for that??

Answer 20

its only a queston, stop making this an issue

Answer 21

well that is the answer

Answer 22

Answer is (x-4) @mathhasproblems

Answer 23

The factor which is cancelling there is (x-4) and not 2/3 Mind it please @mathhasproblems

Answer 24

again, there asking about which nimber you have to CANCEL out to simpify

Answer 25

Yes so which number??

x - 4 or 2/3 ??



@annas what do you think what should be the answer ??

Answer 26

from the top you cancel out 2 from the bttome you cancel out 3. Its not asking you ro simplify all the way

Answer 27

How can you cancel 2 and 3 ??

Answer 28

its asking for the factor so (x+4 ) will be answer

Answer 29

ok now please chill

Answer 30

you can take common 2 and 3 but cannot cancel them..

How (x+4) ??

Answer 31

@annas thanks you are also wrong..

Answer 32

Waterin eyes... shut up

Answer 33

because i took - common

Answer 34

can you show me how to take common and cancel x+4 there @annas

Answer 35

ok right

Answer 36

now just chill

Answer 37

Annas it will be advisable for you if you call @mathslover here..

He can explain you far better than me..

Answer 38

i know what i did wrong so please stop fighting

Answer 39

I will..

But who will pay for it that rebecca got the wrong answer @annas

Answer 40

Helping does not mean that you can give wrong answers and that too directly..

Let us stop this topic here...

Answer 41

c'mon for God sake human make mistakes and we learn from our mistakes. and @rebecca1233 i m so sorry that you got wrong answer hope you forgive

Answer 42

end of discussion