Question

Can someone please show me the steps for putting this problem into 1 fraction? (1/x)+(3/y)-(x/xy)

Answer 1

Start with a common denominator for each fraction

Answer 2

Create common denominators by selectively multiplying each term by a factor of 1.
\[\frac 1x \color{red}{\cdot \frac{y}{y}}+ \frac 3y\color{red}{\cdot \frac{x}{x}} - \frac x{xy}\]\[\frac y{xy} + \frac{3x}{xy} - \frac x{xy}\]There's still one more step you can do to simplify from here.

Answer 3

@yakeyglee is the correct final answer (2x+y)/(xy)

Answer 4

Yep, that's right. Good job!