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Perform the operation and write the answer in simplest form as a single fraction with no parentheses. -2/7 - (3x-8)/(x+4)

          Perform the operation and write the answer in simplest form as a single fraction with no parentheses. -2/7 - (3x-8)/(x+4)
        

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition
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00:01 Okay, so notice that we have a minus sign here.
00:03 So we're going to need to pull that in to these two terms.
00:07 So this gives us a 7x plus 8 minus 4x and then minus 3...
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