Algebra 2 Common Core

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ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Skills Handbook - Operations With Rational Expressions - Exercises - Page 984: 17

Answer

$$\frac{16}{5}$$

Work Step by Step

Dividing by a fraction is equivalent to multiplying by its inverse: $$\frac{16}{3x}\div \frac{5}{3x}=\frac{16}{3x}\times \frac{3x}{5}.$$ Cancel the common factor of $3x$, and the result is $$\frac{16}{5}.$$
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