Question

Add and Simplify: 4/x-7 + 1/x-3.

Answer 1

Could you possibly help me?

Answer 2

i was gonna try, but im not sure where to start like i wonder if your supposed to set it equal to 0...?

Answer 3

uh... I have no clue, I think so... do you want some of the answers??

Answer 4

yeah!

Answer 5

okay give me a minute

Answer 6

kk

Answer 7

\[5x-19/x^2-10+21 , x \neq3, 7\]
\[3x-5/x^2-10x+21, x \neq3, 7\]
\[5/2x-10, x \neq3, 7\]
\[5/x-3 x \neq3,7\]

Answer 8

Gosh, that took forever!!

Answer 9

I didn't know how to do the fraction symbol... sorry.

Answer 10

lol

Answer 11

no what?

Answer 12

I think it's the first one.

Answer 13

hmmm.... why are you thinking B??

Answer 14

could you explain?

Answer 15

actually i think c n heres y cuz if u add 4 and 1 u get 5 then x plus x is 2x then -7-3 is -10 so... yeah i think c.

Answer 16

okay, I'm not disagreeing with you completely, I'm just referring to my lesson, (on FLVS) It says for a problem like this you have to find the LCM for the denominators. Does that make sense?

Answer 17

:O yep i definatly think so hold on let me see if i can work it then.

Answer 18

Okay, thank you. It seems better if you know what the lesson says to do so you can help me, thinking of how the lesson would have me do it. :)

Answer 19

..hmmm i am trying to work it n i keep getting lost. lol this is a hard problem. what grade r u?