document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77290>Question 77290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can someone help me to express this into simplest form?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/5-y/y-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The least common denominator is 5(y-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewrite the fractions with the lcd as the denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 2(y-2)/lcd - y*5/lcd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=[2y-4-5y]/lcd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=[-3y-4]/lcd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=[-3y-4]/[5(y-2)]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H\r<BR>\n" );
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