How Do We Simplify Complex Fractions ?

Let's get       2       in simplest form
                    x     
                    1
                   2x

  The first step is to rewrite the problem as a division problem, so it would look like this :
                2    ÷   1 
                x        2x

  The next step is to divide as you would any fraction. Keep the first fraction, change the sign from division to multiplication and flip the second fraction.
It should look like this :

               2   *   2x 
               x         1

The next step is to multiply straight across.

                     4x  
                     1x
The final and last step is to cross out anything the numerator and denominator have in common which is X .

  Final Answer :    4   -------> 4 
                            1


Now Try It Yourself : 
                6  
               9x       
                5 
               3x