document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23794>Question 23794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i subtract or add this correctly?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4/a-5)-(1/5-a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My answer was 4/a+a-26/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the correct answer?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you so much  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12551 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=12551\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have to see that -(5-a)=a-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you do you see the denominators<BR>\n" );
document.write( "differ only by their sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, rewrite at problem as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/(a-5)-1/-(a-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=4/(a-5)+1/(a-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5/(a-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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