Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Division by a Monomial - Exercise - Page 227: 13

Answer

$\frac{5a^2}{b}.$

Work Step by Step

We divide by the monomial as follows: $$ (15a^3b)\div(3ab^2)=\frac{15a^3b}{3ab^2}=\frac{5\cdot 3a^3b}{3ab^2}=\frac{5a^2}{b}. $$
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