Simplify -31/(3x)

$- 3 \frac{1}{3 x}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Factor $3$ out of $- 3$ .

$3 (- 1) \frac{1}{3 x}$

Factor $3$ out of $3 x$ .

$3 (- 1) \frac{1}{3 (x)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$3 \cdot - 1 \frac{1}{3 x}$

Rewrite the expression.

$- 1 \frac{1}{x}$

$- 1 \frac{1}{x}$

Step 2

Rewrite $- 1 \frac{1}{x}$ as $- \frac{1}{x}$ .

$- \frac{1}{x}$

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