Question

please help! Add and simplify:http://curriculum.kcdistancelearning.com/courses/ALG1x-HS-FL11/b/Exams/9HW5/9HW5_q3.gif

Answer 1

\[\frac{x+1}{x}+\frac{x-3}{3x}\]
this is not "simplify" this is "add"
\[\frac{x+3}{x}\times \frac{3}{3}+\frac{x-3}{3x}=\frac{3(x+1)+x-3}{3x}\]

Answer 2

ok how would you simplify

Answer 3

multiply out in the numerator
combine like terms

Answer 4

so it would be x^2+1 over 3x?

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

\[\frac{3(x+1)+x-3}{3x}\]
\[=\frac{3x+3+x-3}{3x}\] is the first step
second step is to combine like terms

Answer 7

3x+3 is 6x plus x is 6x^2 minus 3 is 3x^2

Answer 8

how would you add 6x plus x?