How do you simplify #(x-2)/2 - x/6 + -2 #?
1 Answer
Explanation:
To simplify this expression we need to add the fractions.
To add fractions we need to get each fraction over a common denominator, in this case
To get each term over a common denominator we must multiply the fraction by the correct form of
We can now add the numerators to give:
Next we can group like terms in the numerator:
Then we can combine like terms in the numerator:
Because 2, 18 and 6 are all divisible by