SOLUTION: -(1/6)xy + (-2/3)xy = ( ? )xy

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Question 177728: -(1/6)xy + (-2/3)xy = ( ? )xy
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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-(1/6)xy + (-2/3)xy = ( ? )xy.........remember -2/3 is also -4/6...so now we have a common denominator and can add like terms
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(-1/6)xy-(4/6)xy=(-5/6)xy