SOLUTION: simplify this expression(12)/(7d)-(3)/(14d)

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Question 732181: simplify this expression(12)/(7d)-(3)/(14d)
Found 3 solutions by lynnlo, stanbon, ikleyn:
Answer by lynnlo(4176)   (Show Source):
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12/7d-3/14d

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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simplify this expression
(12)/(7d)-(3)/(14d)
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least common denominator: 14d
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Rewrite with the lcd of each fraction:
[12*2)/14d) - (3/14d)
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Combine the numerators over the lcd:
= [24 + 3]/(14d)
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= 27/14d
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ikleyn(53419)   (Show Source):
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simplify this expression(12)/(7d)-(3)/(14d)
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- ---> write with the common denominator 14d ---> = - ---> work with this common denominator ---> = = ---> cancel common factor 7 ---> = . ANSWER

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