SOLUTION: I am having problems with this Subtract: Express your answer in simplist form: 2/5-y/y-2 Thank you

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Question 94229: I am having problems with this
Subtract: Express your answer in simplist form:
2/5-y/y-2
Thank you
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Subtract: Express your answer in simplist form:
2/5-y/y-2
:
Assume you mean (a few brackets would take the guesswork out of this):
2%2F5 - y%2F%28%28y-2%29%29
:
The common denominator would be 5(y-2) so you have:
%282%28y-2%29+-+5y%29%2F%285%28y-2%29%29 = %282y+-+4+-+5y%29%2F%285%28y-2%29%29 = %28-3y+-+4+%29%2F%285%28y-2%29%29