4x-5 - 2x-1 ___ ____ 2 6 Reduce the following expression into a single fraction.

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4x-5 - 2x-1

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Reduce the following expression into a single fraction.

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Answer:

(5x - 8)/(3)

Explanation:

Find the LCM of the denominators and then solve:

$(4x - 5)/(2) - (2x - 1)/(6) \\\\$

$(4x - 5)/(2) - (2x - 1)/(6) \\\\(3(4x - 5) - 2x - 1)/(6) \\\\(12x - 15 - 2x - 1)/(6)\\\\(10x - 16)/(6)\\\\ (2(5x - 8))/(2 * 3) \\\\ (5x - 8)/(3)$

SigTerm answered Mar 13, 2021

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