If you divide 24x3 + 16x2 8x by 8x, how many x's will be there in the quotient?

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An easy way to do this example is to break it into three examples, dividing each tenn by fa. Divide the numbers first and then the letters. However, to divide the exponents of .v, just find the difference between them. (Thus, x3÷ x=x(3_,1)=x2) 24x3/ 8x + 16x2/ 8x -8x/8x = 3x2+ 2x-1 Since the question asks only how many .v's there are in the quotient (not how many .x2's), the answer is 2.

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