How do you subtract and simplify #\frac { x - 5} { 2x - 6} - \frac { x - 7} { 4x - 12} #?
1 Answer
May 22, 2017
The expression simplifies to
Explanation:
Factor the denominators of each fraction
Find a common denominator.
Multiply the numerator and denominator of first fraction
by
Since we now have a common denominator we can
rewrite as one fraction.
Distribute the
Combine like terms in the numerator.
The
leaving you with