$$ \begin{aligned}\frac{x-4}{5x-20}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{1}{5}\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Factor both the denominator and the numerator, then cancel the common factor. $\color{blue}{x-4}$. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{x-4}{5x-20} & =\frac{ 1 \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-4 \right) }}{ 5 \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( x-4 \right) }} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{1}{5} \end{aligned} $$ |