Divide (7x-28)/(8x-32)

$\frac{7 x - 28}{8 x - 32}$

Step 1

Factor $7$ out of $7 x - 28$ .

Factor $7$ out of $7 x$ .

$\frac{7 (x) - 28}{8 x - 32}$

Factor $7$ out of $- 28$ .

$\frac{7 x + 7 \cdot - 4}{8 x - 32}$

Factor $7$ out of $7 x + 7 \cdot - 4$ .

$\frac{7 (x - 4)}{8 x - 32}$

$\frac{7 (x - 4)}{8 x - 32}$

Step 2

Factor $8$ out of $8 x - 32$ .

Factor $8$ out of $8 x$ .

$\frac{7 (x - 4)}{8 (x) - 32}$

Factor $8$ out of $- 32$ .

$\frac{7 (x - 4)}{8 x + 8 \cdot - 4}$

Factor $8$ out of $8 x + 8 \cdot - 4$ .

$\frac{7 (x - 4)}{8 (x - 4)}$

$\frac{7 (x - 4)}{8 (x - 4)}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $x - 4$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{7 (x - 4)}{8 (x - 4)}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{7}{8}$

$\frac{7}{8}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{7}{8}$

Decimal Form:

$0.875$

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