Cross-Canceling - Part 2

[jayquan17ify]

I don't get it

[ricer7688]

so u cant always cross multiply?

[northstar15]

@ricer7688 you are not cross-multiplying; cross-canceling is like SIMPLIFYING before you work out the problem; you are right--it will not always work--you must have a num of one fraction that is a factor of the denom of the other fraction.

[ricer7688]

@northstar15 got ya thank u so much for ur vids im taking my asvab and my math sux so much uve helped alot :)

[northstar15]

@ricer7688 you r welcome

[Thunderwolfish]

is cross canceling pretty much kinda like simplifying 

[northstar15]

@Thunderwolfish YES :)

[DarkMan649]

maaz mohammed