SOLUTION: THE DIRECTIONS SAY TO SIMPLY. i'M NOT SURE HOW TO START TO SOLVE THE PROBELM. I USED / THAT SIGN TO REPRESENT DIVISION. -5y/2y-1 - y+3/2y-1

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: THE DIRECTIONS SAY TO SIMPLY. i'M NOT SURE HOW TO START TO SOLVE THE PROBELM.
I USED / THAT SIGN TO REPRESENT DIVISION.
-5y/2y-1 - y+3/2y-1
This question is from textbook prentice hall advanced algebra

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Simplify":
I hope I have expressed your problem accurately.
To simplify this expression you simply subtract the two fractions, and since they already are over a common denominator, this is quite easy to do.
Simplify the numerator. Remove the parenthese and change the signs of the second numerator.
Simplify.
Factor out a -3 in the numerator.

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