SOLUTION: The question is simplify: 2/4xy + 14/3xy - 9/2xy When I did it, I got the answer 2/3xy, but the book says it's 11/12xy. Where did I go wrong?

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Question 959787: The question is simplify:
2/4xy + 14/3xy - 9/2xy
When I did it, I got the answer 2/3xy, but the book says it's 11/12xy. Where did I go wrong?

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First factor out the xy.

Then use the common denominator,



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You're right. The book is not.

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