Question

math question, help. I got two different answers for this and I don’t know which one is correct. please include steps

Answer 1

16/(3(x+1))

Explanation:

We can factor the denominator of the second term, which lets us see how to combine terms:

`\displaystyle(7)/(x+1)-(5)/(3x+3)=(7)/(x+1)-(5)/(3(x+1))\\\\=(3\cdot 7)/(3(x+1))-(5)/(3x+3)=(21-5)/(3(x+1))=(16)/(3(x+1))`