Algebraic Fractions - Add and Subtract

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1) Express as a single fraction [10]

5x x
a) −
8 8

3x x
b) +
10 10

12 x x
c) −
13 26

x x
d) +
2 8

2x x
e) +
7 5

x 3x
f) +
3 11

27 x 7 x
g) −
28 12

13 x 3 x
h) −
20 8

x x +2
i) −
8 3

x−3 x +8
j) +
6 7

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Solutions for the assessment Algebraic Fractions - Add and Subtract

x 2x
1) a) b)
2 5

23 x 5x
c) d)
26 8

17 x 20 x
e) f)
35 33

8x 11 x
g) h)
21 40

−5 x −16 13 x +27
i) j)
24 42

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