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OpenStudy (anonymous):

5 6 - + - any ideas ? x y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the question?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ive gotta simplify it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont understand what it says though. 56 - + - and then you wrote xy. Can you rewrite it in words or something?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5/x + 6/y , get it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya

OpenStudy (anonymous):

gd , know the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5y+6x/xy

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

don't forget the parentheses to get (5y+6x)/(xy)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the what ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You need to make sure that the quantity (entire expression) of 5y+6x gets divided by xy and not just the 6x.

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