SOLUTION: will someone please help me subtract and write in simplest form? 6/y-4 minus 1/y+1

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Question 77292: will someone please help me subtract and write in simplest form?
6/y-4
minus
1/y+1
Found 2 solutions by avidreader27, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by avidreader27(9) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to first find a common denominator;
(6/y-4)-(1/y+1)
common denominator is (y-4)(y+1)
multiply the 6 by (y+1), then multiply the 1 by (y-4)
this gives:
6y +6 - y + 4
combine like terms to get the answer:
5y + 10
Hope this helps!!!

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Correction:
The previous answer has the correct answer, but forgot the denominator and it should be:
%285y%2B10%29%2F%28y%2B1%29%28y-4%29