document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83785>Question 83785</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve.  Subtract. Express your answer in the simplest form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-3 over 6 - x+3 over 6<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 #60304 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lekelly><B>lekelly(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lekelly><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=60304\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I understand the problem as you have written it:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5x-3)/6 - (x+3)/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the denominators are already the same, we can rewrite the problem as such:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[(5x-3)-(x+3)]/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now we can subtract like terms in the numerator:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5x-x-3-3)/6 (I have rewritten the numerator)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x-6)/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now to simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3/3 (your answer) as the terms have a common factor of 2.   </SPAN>\n" );
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