SOLUTION: Subtract. Express your answer in simplest form. 2/5 subtract y/y-2 a. -3y-4/5(y-2) b. -3y-4/y-2 c. -3y-2/5(y-2) d. -3y-2/y-2 please help thank you so much.

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Question 120978: Subtract. Express your answer in simplest form.

2/5 subtract y/y-2
a. -3y-4/5(y-2)
b. -3y-4/y-2
c. -3y-2/5(y-2)
d. -3y-2/y-2


please help thank you so much.
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2%2F5+-+y%2F%28y-2+%29………………common denominator is 5%28y-2%29
2%2F5%28y-2+%29++-+y%2F5%28y-2+%29……..
%282-+y%29%2F+5%28y-2+%29+……..
%282-+y%29%2F+-5%282-y+%29+……..simplify
cross%28%282-+y%29%29%2F+-5%28cross%282-y%29%29+……..
-%281%2F+5%29+……..

a.
-3y-4%2F5%28y-2%29+
-3y+-+4%28y-2%29+%2F5
-3y%2A5%2F5+%96+%284y-+8%29+%2F5
-15y%2F5+-+%284y-+8%29+%2F5
%28-15%2Ay+-+%284y-+8%29%29+%2F5
%28-15y+-+4y+%2B+8%29+%2F5

%28-19y+%2B+8%29+%2F5
-19y%2F5+%2B+8%2F5
%28-3.8%29y+%2B+1.6

b.
-3y+-+4%2F%28y-2+%29
-3y%2F1+-+4%2F%28y-2+%29………… common denominator is 1%28y-2%29
-%283y+%2B+4%29%2F%28y-2%29…………



c.
-3y-2%2F5%28y-2%29+

-%283y%2A5%29%2F5-2%2F5%28y-2%29+

-%2815y%29%2F5-2%28y-2%29%2F5+

-15y%2F5-%282y-4%29%2F5+
%28-15y-%282y-4%29%29%2F5+
%28-15y-2y%2B4%29%2F5+
%28-17y+%2B+4%29%2F5+
-17y%2F5+%2B+4%2F5+
%28-3.4%29y+%2B+0.8



d.
-3y-2%2F%28y-2%29
-3y%2F1+-+2%2F%28y-2%29………. common denominator is 1%28y-2%29
-3y%2F%28y-2%29+-+2%2F%28y-2%29……….
-%283y+%2B+2%29%2F%28y-2%29……….