How do you simplify #\frac { 3x ^ { 2} - 25x + 8} { 3x ^ { 2} - x }#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-14T12:41:43

#=(x-8)/x#

Alright, the first thing that we are going to want to do is write it down:

#=(3x^2 -25x+8)/(3x^2-x)#

We are going to have to factor this problem out, so lets do that know:

#=((3x-1)(x-8))/(x(3x-1))#

Now we just simplify!

#=(x-8)/x#

Hope this helped!
~Chandler Dowd