SOLUTION: can i please get help to subtract in simplest form? 5x/x-10 minus 50/x-10

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Question 77367: can i please get help to subtract in simplest form?
5x/x-10
minus
50/x-10
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x%2F%28x-10%29-50%2F%28x-10%29
%285x-50%29%2F%28x-10%29Since these fractions have a common denominator, we can subtract the two fractions

5%28x-10%29%2F%28x-10%29 Factor out a 5 from the numerator

5cross%28%28x-10%29%29%2Fcross%28%28x-10%29%29 Divide and cancel like terms
So the whole thing reduces to 5. In other words:

5x%2F%28x-10%29-50%2F%28x-10%29=5