Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Division by a Monomial - Exercise - Page 227: 11

Answer

$$2\frac{1}{2}. $$

Work Step by Step

We divide by the monomial as follows: $$ (15x)\div (6x)=\frac{15x }{6x}=\frac{3\cdot 5x}{3\cdot 2x}=\frac{5}{2}=2\frac{1}{2}. $$
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