SOLUTION: Add/Subtract ractional expression (8y - 3/y + 7) - (4y - 1/y + 7) The answer i got was 4y - 2/y + 7

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Question 173770: Add/Subtract ractional expression
(8y - 3/y + 7) - (4y - 1/y + 7)
The answer i got was 4y - 2/y + 7
Answer by nycsub_teacher(90) About Me  (Show Source):
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(8y - 3/y + 7) - (4y - 1/y + 7)

Did you multiply (4y - 1/y + 7) by -1?
There is a negative in front of the second polynomial.
I will set it up and you can finish by combining like terms.
8y - 3/y + 7 -4y + 1/y - 7
Can you finish?