Simplify (8x-3)/(3-8x)

$\frac{8 x - 3}{3 - 8 x}$

Step 1

Factor $- 1$ out of $8 x$ .

$\frac{- (- 8 x) - 3}{3 - 8 x}$

Step 2

Rewrite $- 3$ as $- 1 (3)$ .

$\frac{- (- 8 x) - 1 (3)}{3 - 8 x}$

Step 3

Factor $- 1$ out of $- (- 8 x) - 1 (3)$ .

$\frac{- (- 8 x + 3)}{3 - 8 x}$

Step 4

Rewrite $- (- 8 x + 3)$ as $- 1 (- 8 x + 3)$ .

$\frac{- 1 (- 8 x + 3)}{3 - 8 x}$

Step 5

Reorder terms.

$\frac{- 1 (- 8 x + 3)}{- 8 x + 3}$

Step 6

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 1 (- 8 x + 3)}{- 8 x + 3}$

Step 7

Divide $- 1$ by $1$ .

$- 1$

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