document.write( "Question 994226: 5x/10x-20 - 10/10x-20 (I'm completely lost on how to factor this) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Since both the denominators are the same,\r\n" );
document.write( "we can combine the numerators over the common \r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor 5 out of the numerator and \r\n" );
document.write( "factor 10 out of the denominator:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the (x-2)'s:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce the fraction:\r\n" );
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