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Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

Add or Subtract the two expressions in each problem.

5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2
7h + 6b
_______ 7h - 4b
_______ 7r - 3g
______ 4r - 4g
______
1) 6 6
- 6 6
6) 6
+ 6
5h b 5h b 5r 5r

3 3 3 3 5 5
5z - 9y
_______ 2z - 5y
_______ 7g - 8
________ 6g + 4
________
2) 4
- 4
7) 7 5
+ 7 5
7z 7z 4g + 13g 4g + 13g

3 3
7x - 3
________ 2x - 2
________ 2c - 5
______ 5c
3) 7 3
- 7 3
8) 2
+ ______
2
4x + 17x 4x + 17x 7c + 3 7c + 3

2n - 2
______ 8n 3p 2p + 6
4) 4
- ______
4
9) __
- _____
5n - 11 5n - 11 8 6p + 7

3q + 3c
______ 3q - 8c 2d 5d + 9
5) 2 2
+ _____
2 2
10) __
+ _____
5q c 5q c 3 3d + 5

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Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

Add or Subtract the two expressions in each problem.

5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2
7h + 6b
_______ 7h - 4b
_______ 7r - 3g
______ 4r - 4g
______
1) 6 6
- 6 6
6) 6
+ 6
5h b 5h b 5r 5r
2 2
2
___ 11r - 7g
_______
6 6
hb 5r

3 3 3 3 5 5
5z - 9y
_______ 2z - 5y
_______ 7g - 8
________ 6g + 4
________
2) 4
- 4
7) 7 5
+ 7 5
7z 7z 4g + 13g 4g + 13g
3 3 5
3z - 4y
_______ 13g - 4
_________
4 5 2
7z g (4g + 13)

3 3
7x - 3
________ 2x - 2
________ 2c - 5
______ 5c
3) 7 3
- 7 3
8) 2
+ ______
2
4x + 17x 4x + 17x 7c + 3 7c + 3
3
5x - 1
_________ 7c - 5
______
3 4 2
x (4x + 17) 7c + 3

2n - 2
______ 8n 3p 2p + 6
4) 4
- ______
4
9) __
- _____
5n - 11 5n - 11 8 6p + 7
2
2(-3n - 1)
_______ 18p + 5p - 48
___________
4
5n - 11 8(6p + 7)

3q + 3c
______ 3q - 8c 2d 5d + 9
5) 2 2
+ _____
2 2
10) __
+ _____
5q c 5q c 3 3d + 5
2
6q - 5c
_____ 6d + 25d + 27
____________
2 2
5q c 3(3d + 5)

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