Answer
$= \frac{5x-8y}{x^{2}y}$
Work Step by Step
We first create a common denominator, and then we subtract the numerators to obtain:
$\frac{5}{xy} - \frac{8}{x^{2}}$
$= \frac{5x}{x^{2}y} - \frac{8y}{x^{2}y}$
$= \frac{5x-8y}{x^{2}y}$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 2 - Real Numbers - Chapter 2 Review Problem Set - Page 88: 19
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