document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110899>Question 110899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me solve this?  I keep getting 3x as the answer, but the book tells me that it should be x+y/y.  I need to see the steps.  Thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x-y)/(3y)-(2x-4y)/(3y) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80889 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=80889\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285x-y%29%2F%283y%29-%282x-4y%29%2F%283y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285x-y%29%2F%283y%29-%282x-4y%29%2F%283y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285x-y-%282x-4y%29%29%2F%283y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285x-y-%282x-4y%29%29%2F%283y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since we have a common denominator of 3y, we can combine the numerators\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285x-y-%282x-4y%29%29%2F%283y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285x-y-%282x-4y%29%29%2F%283y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute the negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285x-y-2x%2B4y%29%2F%283y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285x-y-2x%2B4y%29%2F%283y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute the negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%2B3y%29%2F%283y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%2B3y%29%2F%283y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x%2By%29%2F%283y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x%2By%29%2F%283y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out a 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%29%2F%28y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%29%2F%28y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify </SPAN>\n" );
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