Question

3/8 ÷5/8=3x + 5x equals

Answer 1

We are given the following problem

$\frac{3}{8}\div\frac{5}{8}$

Recall the reciprocal rule of division method.

"Multiply the dividend by the reciprocal of the divisor"

$\frac{3}{8}\div\frac{5}{8}=\frac{3}{8}\times\frac{8}{5}=\frac{3}{5}$

In other words, invert the divisor and multiply with the dividend.

Therefore, the result is 3/5

We are given the following problem

$3x+5x$

As you can see, the base of the two numbers is the same (x) so we can simply add the coefficients together.

$3x+5x=(3+5)x=8x$

Therefore, the result is 8x