SOLUTION: Hello, Can you please help me combine & simplify this equation: 15/2-t - 7/t-2 Thanks

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Question 497298: Hello,
Can you please help me combine & simplify this equation: 15/2-t - 7/t-2
Thanks
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15/2-t - 7/t-2
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Fact: 2-t = -(t-2)
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To make the denominators the same:
-15/(t-2) - 7/(t-2)
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= (-15-7)/(t-2)
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= -22/(t-2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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