Simplify (20x^2y)/(4x)

$\frac{20 x^{2} y}{4 x}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $20$ and $4$ .

Factor $4$ out of $20 x^{2} y$ .

$\frac{4 (5 x^{2} y)}{4 x}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $4$ out of $4 x$ .

$\frac{4 (5 x^{2} y)}{4 (x)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 (5 x^{2} y)}{4 x}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{5 x^{2} y}{x}$

$\frac{5 x^{2} y}{x}$

$\frac{5 x^{2} y}{x}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $x^{2}$ and $x$ .

Factor $x$ out of $5 x^{2} y$ .

$\frac{x (5 x y)}{x}$

Cancel the common factors.

Raise $x$ to the power of $1$ .

$\frac{x (5 x y)}{x^{1}}$

Factor $x$ out of $x^{1}$ .

$\frac{x (5 x y)}{x \cdot 1}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x (5 x y)}{x \cdot 1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{5 x y}{1}$

Divide $5 x y$ by $1$ .

$5 x y$

$5 x y$

$5 x y$

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