SOLUTION: Simplify 3x/x + y - 2y/x

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Question 144680: Simplify
3x/x + y - 2y/x
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You wrote: 3x%2Fx+%2B+y+-+2y%2Fx

Although I suspect you meant: 3x%2F%28x+%2B+y%29+-+2y%2Fx (Use plenty of parentheses so we don't have to guess so much next time.)

3x%2F%28x+%2B+y%29+-+2y%2Fx

You have no factors in common between the two denominators, so the Lowest Common Denominator is just the product of the two denominators: x%28x%2By%29

%283x%28x%29-2y%28x%2By%29%29%2F%28x%28x%2By%29%29

%283x%5E2-2xy-2y%5E2%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bxy%29