Question

Divide the following polynomial by 3.c.
27x²y – 15xy

Answer 1

`9x^2y-5xy`

Explanation:

Split it up like this to make it easier to work with:

`(27x^2y)/(3)-(15xy)/(3)`

Since the only thing in the denominator of those fractions is a 3, we can only divide the 27 by 3, not the x or y terms. Same thing with the second fraction. 27 divided by 3 is 9 and 15 divided by 3 is 5, so

`9x^2y-5xy`

is the solution. It is not completely simplified, but that isn't what you asked for, so this should suffice as the answer.