Question

Which expression shows the first step in dividing 5x+3 by x

Answer 1

Answer:first step in dividing is
`(5x)/(x) +(3)/(x)`.

Explanation:

Given :
`(5x+3)/(x)`.

To find : Which expression shows the first step in dividing
`(5x+3)/(x)`.

Solution : We have given that
`(5x+3)/(x)`.

First step for division we will distribute denominator x over each numerator.

`(5x)/(x) +(3)/(x)`.

Therefore , first step in dividing is
`(5x)/(x) +(3)/(x)`.

Answer 2

B.
`(5x)/(x)+(3)/(x)`

Explanation:

We are supposed to find the expression that shows the first step in dividing 5x+3 by x.

Upon writing our given expression as a division problem we will get,

`(5x+3)/(x)`

We can also represent our given division problem as:

`(5x)/(x)+(3)/(x)`

Therefore, the expression
`(5x)/(x)+(3)/(x)` shows the first step of our given division problem and option B is the correct choice.