Question

Simplify 2p-24/4p-48. Show your work.
The answer is 1/2, exclued 12

Answer 1

For this case we have the following expression:

`(2p-24)/(4p-48)`
Factoring the expression we have:

`(2(p-12))/(4(p-12))`
We now cancel similar terms:

`(2)/(4)`
Finally, simplifying the expression we have:

`(1)/(2)`
Answer:

`(1)/(2)`