GED Math Practice Questions: Simplifying Rational Expressions

On the Mathematical Reasoning section of the GED, you may be asked to simplify a rational expression. The following practice questions show a few examples of what you might encounter.

Practice questions

1. Simplify the following expression:

   

2. Simplify the following expression:

   

Answers and explanations

1. The expression simplifies to

   

   Here's how:

   

2. The expression simplifies to

   

   Here's how: