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Answer:
using the same procedures as for numerical fractions
Explanation:
The thing that many Algebra students fail to recognize is that any algebraic expression is subject to the same rules of arithmetic as any numerical value. Addition and subtraction, multiplication and division of rational expressions works exactly the same way as it does with numerical fractions. The notions of "least common denominator" and "cancelling common factors" (to reduce the fraction) also apply.