document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263112>Question 263112</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  how would I do this problem it is a collect like term<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  3x/ 12y - 13x  please help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193853 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=193853\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There a no like terms to collect, but we can reduce the fraction as x/4y. Then we can subtract the fractions to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-52xy)/4y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we can take out a gcf to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(1-52y)/4y </SPAN>\n" );
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