SOLUTION: simplify this expression: 7/y-8 - 4/8-y

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Question 197095: simplify this expression:
7/y-8 - 4/8-y
Answer by edjones(7311) About Me  (Show Source):
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7/y-8 - 4/8-y
=7/y-8 - 4/-(y-8)
=7/y-8 + 4/y-8
=11/(y-8)
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Ed