Question

Simplify the following complex fraction...

Answer 1

\[\frac{ \frac{ x }{ 3 } -4}{ 5+\frac{ 1 }{ x } }\]

Answer 2

multiply top and bottom by \(3x\) cancelling merrily as you go

Answer 3

but then i have extra x's and 3's!

Answer 4

lol not everything goes bye bye there will be some stuff left over!

Answer 5

\[\frac{ \frac{ x }{ 3 } -4}{ 5+\frac{ 1 }{ x } }\times \frac{3x}{3x}\] cancel and multiply you get the answer in one step

Answer 6

for example the numerator will be
\[x^2-12x\]

Answer 7

This is how you start. As @satellite73 wrote, multiply the numerator and denominator by 3x.