How do we simplify complex fractions?

            Complex fractions can be very intimidating, but once you get used to them there a breeze. Lets take a look at one:

1

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x

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1

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x+1

      Now the first step is to just rewrite the equation so it looks like a simple division problem. So it's(1/x)/(1/x+1). Now with all division problems we use Keep. Flip. Change. We keep 1 over x, flip the second half so it is x+1 over 1, and change the sign to division sign to multiplication.

      The last thing you do is cancel out what you can in this case that would be the ones. You are left with a final answer of:

x+1

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x

       It really is that simple and straight forward. You're all done!