Simplify (12x)/(4x)+5x

$\frac{12 x}{4 x} + 5 x$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $12$ and $4$ .

Factor $4$ out of $12 x$ .

$\frac{4 (3 x)}{4 x} + 5 x$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $4$ out of $4 x$ .

$\frac{4 (3 x)}{4 (x)} + 5 x$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 (3 x)}{4 x} + 5 x$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{3 x}{x} + 5 x$

$\frac{3 x}{x} + 5 x$

$\frac{3 x}{x} + 5 x$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $x$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3 x}{x} + 5 x$

Divide $3$ by $1$ .

$3 + 5 x$

$3 + 5 x$

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