Simplify (8x-12)/-4

$\frac{8 x - 12}{- 4}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $8 x - 12$ and $- 4$ .

Factor $4$ out of $8 x$ .

$\frac{4 (2 x) - 12}{- 4}$

Factor $4$ out of $- 12$ .

$\frac{4 (2 x) + 4 (- 3)}{- 4}$

Factor $4$ out of $4 (2 x) + 4 (- 3)$ .

$\frac{4 (2 x - 3)}{- 4}$

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{2 x - 3}{- 1}$ .

$- 1 \cdot (2 x - 3)$

Step 2

Rewrite $- 1 \cdot (2 x - 3)$ as $- (2 x - 3)$ .

$- (2 x - 3)$

Step 3

Apply the distributive property.

$- (2 x) - - 3$

Step 4

Multiply.

Multiply $2$ by $- 1$ .

$- 2 x - - 3$

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 3$ .

$- 2 x + 3$