SOLUTION: How do I combine:
3x/x-16 - 1/x-4
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Question 336186: How do I combine:
3x/x-16 - 1/x-4
Thank you!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression.
Multiply the first fraction by
Multiply the second fraction by
Distribute.
Combine the fractions (this is possible now that the denominators are equal).
Distribute.
Combine like terms.
FOIL
So
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