Question

How do you simplify `6/(7x)-(5+x)/(7x)`?

Answer 1

`1/7(1/x - 1)`. (`x!=0`)

Explanation:

The denominator in both fractions is the same. So, we can just subtract the numerators to get

`(6 - (5 + x))/(7x)` = `(1 - x)/(7x)`.

If we want, we can break up the fractions, then cancel the `x`'s

`1/(7x) - 1/7`

We could even factor out a `1/7` to get

`1/7(1/x - 1)`