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Subtract -6a/10 - 7a/10

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-6a/10-7a/10
= -13a/10
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Answer:


- (13a)/(10)

Step by step explanation


( - 6a)/(10) - (7a)/(10) \\

Write all numerators above the common denominator:


( - 6a - 7a)/(10)

Collect like terms and simplify:


( - 13a)/(10)


use \: ( - a)/(b) = (a)/( - b) = - (a)/(b) \: to \: rewrite \: the \: fraction


- (13a)/(10)

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