SOLUTION: Perform the indicated operation. Reduce each answer to lowest terms a+7/a-4+9-5a/a-4

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Question 251984: Perform the indicated operation. Reduce each answer to lowest terms
a+7/a-4+9-5a/a-4
Found 2 solutions by hitokiri15, palanisamy:
Answer by hitokiri15(3) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Word Problems Involving Products and Factoring"
Find two consecutive positive numbers such that the product of the sum and difference of the numbers plus 8 is the sum of their squares. can you solve this pls=( tyty so much

Answer by palanisamy(496) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a+7/a-4+9-5a/a-4 = (a+7+9-5a)/ (a-4)
= (16-4a)/ (a-4)
= -4(a-4)/(a-4)
= -4