Question

What is the difference of 5x-2/4x - x-2/4x

Answer 1

@passive13

Answer 2

well both fractions have the same denominator so can be written as

\[\frac{5x - 2 -(x -2)}{4x}\]

simplify the numerator

Answer 3

How do I do that

Answer 4

well it would look like

\[\frac{5x - 2 - x + 2}{4x}\]

collect the like terms in the numerator

Answer 5

what do you get..when you collect the like terms...?

Answer 6

6x-4/4x ?

Answer 7

ok... not quite right I'll write it this way

\[\frac{(5 -1)x -2 + 2}{4x}\]

try again

Answer 8

and that posting isn't quite right either

Answer 9

so what is 5 -1 equal to...?

Answer 10

4x-4/4

Answer 11

yeah....that parenthesis. -_-
\[\frac{ (5x-x)-2+2 }{ 4x }\]

Answer 12

getting closer


4x is correct so look at the 2nd part

\[\frac{4x -2 + 2}{4x}\]

what is -2 + 2 equal to

Answer 13

0

Answer 14

so the answer is 1?

Answer 15

ok... so now you have

\[\frac{4x}{4x} \]

thats correct...