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7-206.

Add or subtract and simplify each of the following expressions. Justify that each step of your process makes sense.

  1.  

    Simplify the expression above by creating a common denominator.

    Multiply the second fraction by  to make the denominators the same.

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    Factor the denominator in the first term. What do you need to multiply the second fraction by to get a common denominator?