A rational expression is, roughly speaking, an algebraic expression that's in the form of a fraction, or contains fractions.

To evaluate a rational expression like \dfrac 6 x for x=2, all we need to do is replace x with 2 in the above expression and simplify as much as possible.

\begin{align*} \dfrac 6 x =\dfrac 6 2 =3 \end{align*}

FLAG

Evaluate \dfrac{x-2}{x+1} for x=5.

EXPLANATION

We replace x with 5 in the expression and simplify as much as possible.

\begin{align} \dfrac{x-2}{x+1} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{5-2}{5+1} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{3}{6} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac 1 2 & \end{align}

FLAG

Evaluate $\dfrac{4}{x+1}$ for $x=7.$

a
$\dfrac{2}{3}$
b
$2$
c
$\dfrac{4}{7}$
d
$\dfrac{1}{2}$
e
$4$

Evaluate $\dfrac{6x}{5-3x}$ for $x=5.$

a
$-\dfrac{3}{2}$
b
$\dfrac{3}{2}$
c
$3$
d
$-3$
e
$2$

Evaluate $\dfrac{x+4}{10-x}$ for $x=-2.$

a
$-\dfrac{1}{2}$
b
$\dfrac{1}{4}$
c
$-\dfrac{1}{6}$
d
$\dfrac{1}{2}$
e
$\dfrac{1}{6}$

Evaluate \dfrac{3(2a-1)}{2(3a+1)} for a=1.

EXPLANATION

We replace a with 1 in the expression and simplify as much as possible.

\begin{align*} \dfrac{3(2a-1)}{2(3a+1)} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{3(2(1)-1)}{2(3(1)+1)} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{3(2-1)}{2(3+1)} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{3(1)}{2(4)} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{3}{8} & \end{align*}

FLAG

Evaluate $\dfrac{3(6-x)}{x+1}$ for $x=2.$

a
$1$
b
$4$
c
$2$
d
$3$
e
$8$

Evaluate $\dfrac{p+5}{2(4-p)}$ for $p=-3.$

a
$\dfrac{3}{7}$
b
$-\dfrac{4}{7}$
c
$\dfrac{1}{7}$
d
$\dfrac{4}{7}$
e
$1$

Evaluate $\dfrac{3(3a+1)}{2(2a-1)}$ for $a=3.$

a
$10$
b
$15$
c
$12$
d
$6$
e
$3$

Evaluate \dfrac{1}{p} + \dfrac{1}{2p} for p=4.

EXPLANATION

We replace p with 4 in the expression and simplify as much as possible.

\begin{align*} \dfrac{1}{p} + \dfrac{1}{2p} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{1}{4} + \dfrac{1}{2\cdot 4} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{1}{4} + \dfrac{1}{8} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{2}{8} + \dfrac{1}{8} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{2+1}{8} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac 3 8 & \end{align*}

FLAG

Evaluate $\dfrac{6}{w}+\dfrac{w}{6}$ for $w = 2.$

a
$\dfrac{8}{3}$
b
$\dfrac{5}{3}$
c
$\dfrac{3}{8}$
d
$\dfrac{10}{3}$
e
$\dfrac{13}{3}$

Evaluate $\dfrac{9r+3}{3r+1}-2r$ for $r = 3.$

a
$-3$
b
$3$
c
$-9$
d
$-18$
e
$9$

Evaluate $\dfrac{2}{x} - \dfrac{5}{2x}$ for $x=-3.$

a
$\dfrac 2 3$
b
$-\dfrac 1 6$
c
$\dfrac 3 2$
d
$\dfrac 1 6$
e
$-\dfrac 3 2$

Evaluate \dfrac{n-2}{m-1} + \dfrac{2(m+1)}{n} for m=4 and n=6.

EXPLANATION

We replace m with 4 and n with 6 in the expression and simplify as much as possible.

\begin{align} \dfrac{n-2}{m-1} + \dfrac{2(m+1)}{n} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{6-2}{4-1} + \dfrac{2(4+1)}{6} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{4}{3} + \dfrac{2(5)}{6} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{4}{3} + \dfrac{10}{6} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{4}{3} + \dfrac{5}{3} &=\\[5pt] \dfrac{4+5}{3}&=\\[5pt] \dfrac{9}{3}&=\\[5pt] 3 & \end{align}

FLAG

Evaluate $\dfrac{24}{xy}+\dfrac{x}{4y}$ for $x = 2$ and $y = 3.$

a
$\dfrac{26}{5}$
b
$\dfrac{5}{6}$
c
$\dfrac{25}{6}$
d
$\dfrac{13}{4}$
e
$-\dfrac{6}{7}$

Evaluate $\dfrac{2r}{r+t}-\dfrac{r}{t}$ if $r = 3$ and $t=2.$

a
$-\dfrac{3}{10}$
b
$1$
c
$\dfrac{3}{10}$
d
$-\dfrac{1}{5}$
e
$\dfrac{1}{5}$

Evaluate $\dfrac{a-b}{4}+\dfrac{b}{3a-5}$ if $a = 3$ and $b=6.$

a
$1$
b
$\dfrac{3}{4}$
c
$\dfrac{1}{4}$
d
$-2$
e
$\dfrac{3}{5}$
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