Question

What is the simplified form of the quantity 4 x squared minus 25 over the quantity 2 x plus 5 ?

Answer 1

First, let's multiply the numbers in the fractions:

100/10

Because both these numbers are divisible by 10, we divide both sides by 10:

10/1

This can just be simplified to:

10

Answer 2

first you divide 4x squared by 2x to get 2x. Next divide -25 by 5 to get -5. Your final answer is 2x-5.