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How do you simplify #(6m+6n) / 2#?

Answer 1

Hazel Anglin

#3(m+n)#

Write as #(6m)/2+(6n)/2#

Giving:#" "3m+3n#

But another way of writing this is #3(m+n)#

which means; multiply everything inside the bracket by 3

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Answer 2

Savannah Anderson

#3(m+n)#.

#(6m+6n)/2=(6(m+n))/2=((3*2)(m+n))/2#

#=((3*cancel2)(m+n))/cancel2=3(m+n)#.

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Answer 3

Isaiah Anthony

To simplify (6m+6n) / 2, you can divide each term inside the parentheses by 2. This gives you (3m+3n).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.