Question

My sis is having a hard time simplifying a problem. I'm not good at simplifying myself So I cant help her ):P

simplify 48 divided by 2 x 4

Answer 1

3 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 / 2 x 2 x 2

48 / 2 x 4

[48 can be simplified to 24 x 2 and 4 can be simplified to 2 x 2]

24 x 2 / 2 x 2 x 2

[24 can be simplified to 12 x 2]

12 x 2 x 2 / 2 x 2 x 2

[12 can be simplified to 6 x 2]

6 x 2 x 2 x 2 / 2 x 2 x 2

[6 can be simplified to 3 x 2]

3 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 / 2 x 2 x 2