A couch cushion needs to be covered with fabric. The dimensions of the cushion are 1.5 feet long by 1.5 feet wide by 0.5 foot high. What is the least amount of fabric that will be needed to cover the couch cushion?

if x = 1, then the answer is 3.5

the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b