document.write( "Question 86003: I was supposed to subtract and express my answer in simplest form. 5x-3/6 - x+3/6........My answer is 4x-1 Am I right? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Since these fractions have the same denominator, you can subtract them. Just watch your signs! 5x-x=4x, and -3-3=-6. So you get:
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\n" ); document.write( "Notice that you can reduce this if you factor a 2 out of the numerator:
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\n" ); document.write( "Now, cancel out the 2 with the 6 in the denominator (leaving 3 down there).
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