What is the simplified form of x minus 4 over x squared minus x minus 12 • x minus 4 over x squared minus 8x plus 16 ?

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anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{x-4 }{ x^2}-12*x- \frac{ 4 }{ x^2 }-8x+16$$

anonymous · Answer

There is it set up, now, what can you do first to simplify?

anonymous · Answer

Also congrats on your first question in mathematics.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks!

anonymous · Answer

so, first, I should multiply12 and x, so I get 12x, and then I combine like terms, right? so, simplified it would be $$(x-8)-20x+16$$right?

anonymous · Answer

You cannot combine 12 and x.

anonymous · Answer

I can't? I thought it that when you multiply a number and an unknown, you get $$number(unknown)$$

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ x-8 }{ x^2 }+2x+16$$