SOLUTION: Simplify: 2a -10/a - 5

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Question 55107This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method book 1
: Simplify: 2a -10/a - 5
 This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method book 1

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify:
%282a+-10%29%2F%28a+-+5%29 Factor the GCF in the numerator.
%282%28a%29%2B2%28-5%29%29%2F%28a-5%29
%282%28a-5%29%29%2F%28a-5%29 Cancel the (a-5)'s because %28a-5%29%2F%28a-5%29=1
2%2Across%28%28a-5%29%29%2Fcross%28%28a-5%29%29
highlight%282%29
Happy Calculating!!!