Question

How do I do this??????? 2/3x-(1/2x+1)
btw need it simplified

Answer 1

1/6x -1

Explanation:

"Simplify" generally means, "eliminate parentheses and combine like terms." In general, parentheses are eliminated by making use of the distributive property.

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`(2)/(3)x-\left((1)/(2)x+1\right)=(2)/(3)x-(1)/(2)x-1=\left((2)/(3)-(1)/(2)\right)x-1\\\\=\left((4)/(6)-(3)/(6)\right)x-1=\boxed{(1)/(6)x-1}`