SOLUTION: THE DIRECTIONS SAY TO SIMPLY. i'M NOT SURE HOW TO START TO SOLVE THE PROBELM. I USED / THAT SIGN TO REPRESENT DIVISION. -5y/2y-1 - y+3/2y-1

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Question 46160This question is from textbook prentice hall advanced algebra
: THE DIRECTIONS SAY TO SIMPLY. i'M NOT SURE HOW TO START TO SOLVE THE PROBELM.
I USED / THAT SIGN TO REPRESENT DIVISION.
-5y/2y-1 - y+3/2y-1 This question is from textbook prentice hall advanced algebra

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Simplify":
%28-5y%29%2F%282y-1%29+-+%28y%2B3%29%2F%282y-1%29 I hope I have expressed your problem accurately.
To simplify this expression you simply subtract the two fractions, and since they already are over a common denominator, this is quite easy to do.
%28%28-5y%29-%28y%2B3%29%29%2F%282y-1%29 Simplify the numerator. Remove the parenthese and change the signs of the second numerator.
%28-5y-y-3%29%2F%282y-1%29 Simplify.
%28-6y-3%29%2F%282y-1%29 Factor out a -3 in the numerator.
-3%282y%2B1%29%2F%282y-1%29