Polynomials are not closed under division. When you divide polynomials it is possible to get quotients with negative exponents or with fractions that have exponents in the denominator, and neither of these could be included in polynomials.
Find the number of miles driven by subtracting the odometer readings:
74545 - 74233 = 312 miles driven.
Divide miles driven by gallons of gas used:
312 / 9 = 34.66 = 35 miles per gallon.
It is equal to 825 sticks total
Answer:
The expression simplifies to 
.
Step-by-step explanation:
The expression
can be rearranged and written as
In this form the 
terms in the numerator and in the denominator cancel to give
The 
are present both in the numerator and in the denominator, so they also cancel, and the fraction 
simplifies to 
, so finally our expression becomes:
Which is our answer:)
