Find the Missing Numerator and Denominator $$\frac { x ^ { 2 } - 16 } { x } \div \frac { ? } { ? } = \frac { ( x - 4 ) ( x + 2 ) } { x }$$

question 124

Multiple Choice

Find the missing numerator and denominator.
- $$\frac { x ^ { 2 } - 16 } { x } \div \frac { ? } { ? } = \frac { ( x - 4 ) ( x + 2 ) } { x }$$

• A) \(\frac { ( x + 4 ) \left( x ^ { 2 } + 4 \right) } { x ( x + 2 ) }\)
• B) \(\frac { x } { x + 2 }\)
• C) \(\frac { x } { ( x - 4 ) ( x + 2 ) }\)
• D) \(\frac { x + 4 } { x + 2 }\)

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