Simplify (8x)/(x-8)-2/(x-8)

$\frac{8 x}{x - 8} - \frac{2}{x - 8}$

Step 1

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{8 x - 2}{x - 8}$

Step 2

Factor $2$ out of $8 x - 2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $8 x$ .

$\frac{2 (4 x) - 2}{x - 8}$

Factor $2$ out of $- 2$ .

$\frac{2 (4 x) + 2 (- 1)}{x - 8}$

Factor $2$ out of $2 (4 x) + 2 (- 1)$ .

$\frac{2 (4 x - 1)}{x - 8}$