Pre-Algebra Examples

$\frac{(p + 6) (p - 4)}{p - 4} \cdot \frac{1}{(p - 4) (p - 2)}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $p - 4$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $p - 4$ out of $(p + 6) (p - 4)$ .

$\frac{(p - 4) (p + 6)}{p - 4} \cdot \frac{1}{(p - 4) (p - 2)}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{(p - 4) (p + 6)}{p - 4} \cdot \frac{1}{(p - 4) (p - 2)}$

Step 1.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{p + 6}{p - 4} \cdot \frac{1}{p - 2}$

Step 2

Multiply $\frac{p + 6}{p - 4}$ by $\frac{1}{p - 2}$ .

$\frac{p + 6}{(p - 4) (p - 2)}$