Question

Simplify 6x+24 over 6.

6x + 4

x + 24

x

x + 4

Answer 1

Divide each term by 6, what do you get?

Answer 2

x+4? cuz the 6 goes away right? and the 24 divided by 6 ?!

Answer 3

@whpalmer4

Answer 4

Exactly! What you are doing is the reverse of

6(x+4) = 6x + 24

and then you end up with
\[\frac{6(x+4)}{6} = (x+4)\] after the 6s cancel out.

Answer 5

omg thanks!! Im getting better at this :)))