How do you simplify #\frac { 17x } { 3} - \frac { 12x } { 3}#?

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GM_Phrostbyte
Jul 1, 2017

#(5x)/3#

Explanation:

Since the denominator is the same on both fractions, you can subtract the numerators:

#(17x)/3-(12x)/3=(17x-12x)/3#

Now because the numerator both have #x's# we can subtract the coefficients:

#(17x-12x)/3=(5x)/3#

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