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Algebraic Techniques, SMB-051

Simplify the expression  `x/4-(x+2)/5`  (2 marks)

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`(x-8)/20`

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`x/4-(x+2)/5` `=(5x)/20-(4(x+2))/20`  
  `=(5x-4x-8)/20`  
  `=(x-8)/20`  

Filed Under: Algebraic Fractions Tagged With: num-title-ct-pathc, smc-4356-12-Subtraction

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