document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=919243>Question 919243</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify please: 4 + 2/x - (3x)/(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried using the websites expression simplifier, but all it did was move the four to the right side. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #557597 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=557597\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The idea is to get each term to have the same denominator. Then we combine the fractions. The LCD is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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