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Find the difference. express your answer in simplest form. (4r/s) - (r/s)

User Rretzbach
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your answer would be 4 because r/s - r/s would be 0 so you have 4 left hope this helps you!!!!
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For this case we have the following expression:
(4r / s) - (r / s)
We observe that we have the term r / s in the whole expression.
Therefore, we can draw common factor.
Rewriting we have:
(r / s) * (4-1)
(r / s) * (3)
3 (r / s)
Answer:
the difference is:
3 (r / s)
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