Alg 1 help! Will fan and give a medal!
Simplify. -12x^4/x^4+8x^5?
a)-12/1+8x; where x does not equal -1/8
b) -12/1+8x; where x does not equal -1/8,0
c)-12/9x; where x does not equal 0
d) -12/9 **

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Alg 1 help! Will fan and give a medal! 
Simplify. -12x^4/x^4+8x^5?
a)-12/1+8x; where x does not equal -1/8
b) -12/1+8x; where x does not equal -1/8,0
c)-12/9x; where x does not equal 0
d) -12/9 **

anonymous · Answer

Would you want to help me? @haleyelizabeth2017 ?

haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

I can try :)

anonymous · Answer

Thank you so much!

haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

Shoot!  I haven't done this for 2 years.......

anonymous · Answer

I have other questions that I want to know if I got the answer right with..

anonymous · Answer

Would that be better maybe? They all pretty much look like this though.

haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

Oh....don't know if I can help with this....sorry!

haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

Plus I have to go to work.....good luck though!

anonymous · Answer

Thanks anyway..

haleyelizabeth2017 · Answer

Sorry!

anonymous · Answer

@zoomiemoo , can you please help me?

anonymous · Answer

@whydude81 , would you help too? pls <3

anonymous · Answer

is it -12x^4/(x^4+8x^5)

anonymous · Answer

To solve this we can start by breaking it up

anonymous · Answer

-12x^4/x^4 = -12

anonymous · Answer

how do we break it up?

anonymous · Answer

-12x^4/8x^5 = -3/2x

anonymous · Answer

-3/(2x)

anonymous · Answer

Is that the answer?

anonymous · Answer

no. now we have to put the parts back together (-12 + -3/(2x)) or (-12/ + -12/(8x) this equals -12/1+8x

anonymous · Answer

How did you do that? I have a lot of problems like this one.

anonymous · Answer

additionally anything that will make the the bottom of the fraction 0 will not be a solution so x cannot equal 1/8 however 0 can be a solution because the bottom still equals 1 when x = 0

anonymous · Answer

I moment I have another student how needs assistance

anonymous · Answer

I am back

anonymous · Answer

let me right it out give me a moment

anonymous · Answer

Okay, thank you. So is it -12/1+8x where x does not equal -1/8 or is it -12/1+8x where x does not equal -1/8,0 ?

anonymous · Answer

Okay, thank you.

anonymous · Answer

x can equal 0 because the denominator will equal 1 which will give you a solution answer is A

anonymous · Answer

Would you still like me to explain the problem again

anonymous · Answer

Yes, please :)

anonymous · Answer

I just want to know how to simplify rational expressions..

anonymous · Answer

This is another problem, 
Simplify. x^2-3x-18/x+3 ? 
How would I begin to solve this?

anonymous · Answer

hello