SOLUTION: Here is the problem. I have been at it for an hour and still can't seem to figure it out. Can someone out there help me? [3/x-5]-1 / 1-[4/x-5]

SOLUTION: Here is the problem. I have been at it for an hour and still can't seem to figure it out. Can someone out there help me? [3/x-5]-1 / 1-[4/x-5]

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Question 78990: Here is the problem. I have been at it for an hour and still can't seem to figure it out. Can someone out there help me?
[3/x-5]-1 / 1-[4/x-5]
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Does your problem look like this?

In order to subtract fractions we need them to have a common denominator. So lets multiply both 1's by

So now we get this after multiplying

Now we can combine the fractions

Distribute the negative

Now combine like terms

Now when we divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction, by the reciprocal of the 2nd

Cancel like terms

So our expression reduces to

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