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How to mutiply (14x-28y)/[-7(x-2y)]

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There are a few ways to do this.

  • (14x-28y)/[-7(x-2y)]
  • [14(x-2y)/[-7(x-2y)]  Factor 14 out of each term of the numerator
  • 14/-7                      Cancel (x-2y) out of the numerator and denominator
  • 14/-7  = -2

The other way is more complicated, but will yield the same results

  1. (14x-28y)/[-7(x-2y)]
  2. (14x-28y)/(-7x+14y)   Distribute the -7 across the two terms in the denominator. Then we'll divide.
  3.                                 Think long division, how many times does -7x go into 14x  .... -2 times
  4. -2(-7x+14y) = 14x-28y Then well subtract from the numerator to see what the remainder is.
  5. (14x-28y)-(14x-28y) = ?
  6. (14x-28y) + -1(14x-28y) = ?  Rewrite for clarity
  7. 14x - 28y -14x + 28y = ?  Distribute the -1.
  8. 14x - 14x + 28y - 28y = 0  We can see that this will equal zero so there is no remainder
  9. So our final answer is -2 with no remainder or just -2 from step 3
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