SOLUTION: Simplify for (-4b-6y/8b) + (6b-3y/8b)

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Question 1091323: Simplify for (-4b-6y/8b) + (6b-3y/8b)

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since they have the same denominator, the numerators may be directly added to one another.
-4b-6y+6b-3y=2b-9y
answer is (2b-9y)/8b.
There are other ways to write it, but this is the best.