SOLUTION: simplify 3a/a+3 - (a-4)/(a-2)

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Question 1046714: simplify 3a/a+3 - (a-4)/(a-2)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your expression is apparant as 
3a/a+3 - (a-4)/(a-2)
in your compose field. If that is what you have, then with rendering tags, you are expressing 3a%2Fa%2B3+-+%28a-4%29%2F%28a-2%29.

The simplification:

3cross%28a%29%2Fcross%28a%29%2B3-%28a-4%29%2F%28a-2%29

3%2B3-%28a-4%29%2F%28a-2%29

6%2B%28a-4%29%2F%28a-2%29

%286%28a-2%29%2B%28a-4%29%29%2F%28a-2%29

%286a-12%2Ba-4%29%2F%28a-2%29

highlight%28%287a-16%29%2F%28a-2%29%29