how do you simplify this?

Question

5-2x/2 times 24/10-4x

can you show me how to solve it?

Answer 1

Your just multplying across:

(5-2x)*(24)/(2)*(10-4x)

= 24(5-2x)/2(10-4x)

You can simplify the (10-4x) = 2(5-2x)

Therefore you have 24(5-2x)/4(5-2x)

Which equals 24/4 = 6.

Answer 2

A: = (30 - 12x) / (5 - 2x)

If you are multiplying fractions, just multiply the numerator by the numerator and the denominator by the denominator. Unless it was a division, addition, or subtraction problem, you don't have to worry about making the denominators the same value.

So it should be a piece of cake..
I'll separate the fraction to its numerator and denominator so it won't be confusing.

Numerators:
= (5 - 2x)(24) just distribute 24 into the first numerator.
= 120 - 48x

Denominators:
= (2)(10 - 4x) distribute 2 into the second denominator.
= 20 - 8x

So putting them together would be:
= (120 - 48x) / (20 - 8x)

Notice that all of the numbers can be simplified by 4, so divide everything by 4:

= (30 - 12x) / (5 - 2x)

If you knew that this equation was set equal to 0, then you can solve for x, but otherwise there is nothing more to do besides putting it in its simplest form.

Answer 3

5-2x/2(24/10-4x) = cross reduce the 2 & 24; which leaves you 12 in the numerator of 2nd fraction & 1 in the denominator of 1st fraction; reduce the 5-2x & 10-4x, which will give you 1 in the numerator in 1st fraction & 2 in the denominator of 2nd fraction(b/c 5-2x times 2= 10-4x). This leaves you w/ 1(12/2) which gives you 1(6)=6

Answer 4

= [ 24.(5 - 2x) ] / [ 2.(10 - 4x) ]
= [ 24.(5 - 2x) ] / [ 4.(5 - 2x) ]
= 6

Answer 5

5-x times 2.4-4x
-5x times 12 (i could be wrong)