document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38618>Question 38618</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> OOPS...The last problem I submitted,  2/5w+10 - 3/2w-4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer is -11w-38/10(w+2)(w-2) Sorry!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2F%285w%2B10%29+-+3%2F%282w-4%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2F%285w%2B10%29+-+3%2F%282w-4%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because this is a fraction subtraction, your first step must be to find a common denominator.  To do this, you'll have to factor each denominator, and take ALL the factors of all the denominators for the LCD.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The LCD will have to have within it factors of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A2%2A%28w%2B2%29%2A%28w-2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A2%2A%28w%2B2%29%2A%28w-2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  To set up each fraction so it has the common denominator, you will have to multiply numerator and denominator of the first fraction by the factors 2(w-2), and the second fraction by the factors 5(w+2).  It should look like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%28w-2%29%29%2F%2810%28w%2B2%29%2A%28w-2%29%29+-+%2815%28w%2B2%29%29%2F%2810%28w%2B2%29%2A%28w-2%29+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now,  the LCD becomes the denominator of the entire problem, and you subtract numerators:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this last step, DON'T be tempted to divide anything out!  These are TERMS!  NEVER DIVIDE OUT TERMS!!  Instead, multiply out the numerators, and combine like terms.  This should be the answer you are looking for:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28-+11w-38%29%2F%2810%28w%2B2%29%2A%28w-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28-+11w-38%29%2F%2810%28w%2B2%29%2A%28w-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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