If you factor the denominator of the left multiplicand...
[(a-4)(a+3)]/[a(a-4)] you can see that the (a-4)s cancel out leaving:
(a+3)/a
now you have
(a+3)/a * 2a^3/((a+3)(a-1)) so the (a+3)s cancel out leaving:
1/a * 2a^3/(a-1) which is:
2a^3/(a(a-1)) so now a^1 cancel leaving
2a^2/(a-1)
The first digit of the quotient would be in the hundreds place.
Answer/Step-by-step explanation:
3:2 = 6:4 = 15:10
<u>Check work:</u>
3 ÷ 2 = 1.5
6 ÷ 4 = 1.5
15 ÷ 10 = 1.5
