SOLUTION: I am not sure how I would subtract this problem: 3/4x^2y^3 - 1/6xy^3. I would really appreciate some help. Thanks

Question 74494: I am not sure how I would subtract this problem:
3/4x^2y^3 - 1/6xy^3. I would really appreciate some help. Thanks
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I am not sure how I would subtract this problem:
3/4x^2y^3 - 1/6xy^3. I would really appreciate some help. Thanks
We can see that the Lowest Common Multiple(LCM) is . So we will multiply the numerator and denominator of each term by the LCM and this will give us a common denominator for each term:

simplifying we get:

or

Hope this helps-----------------ptaylor

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