Answer:3/8
Step-by-step explanation:
5/8 of the staff are male. The entire staff is represented by the fraction 8/8. Taking 5/8 from this, what we have left is
8/8-5/8 = 3/8 of the staff are female.
Answer:
x = 3
Step-by-step explanation:
The fractions need to have common denominators. So, we would make the common denominator (x + 3)(x - 3), or, x^2 - 9
Multiply the numerator by the same number or variable as the denominator and then combine.
Once their is x and a number left you would solve for x.
The like terms are 16x and 2x
The answer is the first option.