SOLUTION: 18a-6/a+5 - 8a-2/a+5 rational expression reduced to lowest terms? I think its 10a-4/a+5

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Question 265208: 18a-6/a+5 - 8a-2/a+5 rational expression reduced to lowest terms?
I think its 10a-4/a+5
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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18a-6/(a+5)-8a-2/(a+5) I'll assume there are ( ) around the -(8a-2/(a+5)) term?
18a-8a-6/(a+5)+2/(a+5)
10a-4/(a+5)
(10a(a+5)-4)/(a+5
(10a^2+50a-4)/(a+5) ans.