document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=147263>Question 147263</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Add or Subtract the fractions. Express the answer in simplest form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A:  [(3b-8)/(b-6)]+[(b-16)/(b-6)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B:  [(5a-12)/(a^2-8a+15)]-[(3a-2)/(a^2-8a+15)] </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #107645 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=107645\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'll do the first one to get you started.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283b-8%29%2F%28b-6%29%2B%28b-16%29%2F%28b-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283b-8%29%2F%28b-6%29%2B%28b-16%29%2F%28b-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the denominators are the same, we can combine the numerators over the common denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283b-8%2Bb-16%29%2F%28b-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283b-8%2Bb-16%29%2F%28b-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284b-24%29%2F%28b-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284b-24%29%2F%28b-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%28b-6%29%29%2F%28b-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%28b-6%29%29%2F%28b-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4b-24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4b-24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28b-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28b-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284highlight%28%28b-6%29%29%29%2F%28highlight%28b-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284highlight%28%28b-6%29%29%29%2F%28highlight%28b-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Highlight the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284cross%28%28b-6%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28b-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284cross%28%28b-6%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28b-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283b-8%29%2F%28b-6%29%2B%28b-16%29%2F%28b-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283b-8%29%2F%28b-6%29%2B%28b-16%29%2F%28b-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283b-8%29%2F%28b-6%29%2B%28b-16%29%2F%28b-6%29=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283b-8%29%2F%28b-6%29%2B%28b-16%29%2F%28b-6%29=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%3C%3E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%3C%3E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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