SOLUTION: Subtract.Simplify if possible. x-6/x - 2x-7/5x Is the answer the fraction -x/4x

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Question 218848: Subtract.Simplify if possible.
x-6/x - 2x-7/5x
Is the answer the fraction -x/4x

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify if possible.
(x-6)/x - (2x-7)/5x
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lcd = 5x
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Rewrite each fraction with the lcd as its denominator:
[5(x-6)]/lcd - (2x-7)/lcd
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Combine the numerators over the lcd:
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[5x-30-2x+7]/lcd
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Simplify:
[2x-23]/5x
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Cheers,
Stan H.