SOLUTION: What is 8/5x+4 minus 1/2x-3?

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Question 243030: What is 8/5x+4 minus 1/2x-3?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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8/(5x-4) - 1/(2x-3)
=(8(2x-3)-(5x-4))/((5x-4)(2x-3))
=(16x-24-5x+4)/(10x^2-23x+12)
=(11x-20)/(10x^2-23x+12)
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Ed