document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317374>Question 317374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (2x-3)/3-(3x+1)/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When dealing with adding or subtracting fractions we need the denominator to be the same. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x-3)/3-(3x+1)/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For this we multiply the first fraction by 5/5 and the second by 3/3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(2x-3)/15-3(3x+1)/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can rewrite this as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(10x-15)/15-9x-3/15 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This then can be rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(10x-15-9x-3)/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With me so far? Combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-18/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ <BR>\n" );
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