Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 7 - Algebraic Fractions - 7.3 - Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Fractions - Problem Set 7.3 - Page 291: 38

Answer

$-\frac{5n}{12}$

Work Step by Step

By inspection, we see that the LCM of the denominators is $12$. Therefore, we create a common denominator to obtain: $\frac{n}{6}-\frac{7n}{12}$ $=\frac{2n-7n}{12}$ $=\frac{-5n}{12}$ $=-\frac{5n}{12}$
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