SOLUTION: Please help me in simplifying complex fractions: x-xy -¹ / 1 + x/y

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Question 75942: Please help me in simplifying complex fractions:
x-xy -¹ / 1 + x/y

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
simplifying complex fractions:
x-xy -¹ / 1 + x/y
%28x-xy%5E%28-1%29%29%2F%281%2Bx%2Fy%29
%28x-x%2Fy%29%2F%281%2Bx%2Fy%29 Multiply the top and bottom by the LCD y
y%28x-x%2Fy%29%2F%28y%281%2Bx%2Fy%29%29
%28xy-xy%2Fy%29%2F%28y%2Bxy%2Fy%29
highlight%28%28xy-x%29%2F%28y%2Bx%29%29 or highlight%28x%28y-1%29%2F%28x%2By%29%29
Happy Calculating!!!!