Question

**22 POINTS** Please solve this fraction as a difference

3x -7
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12
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Answer 1

`(x)/(4)-(7)/(12)`

Explanation:

The fraction is the equivalent of ...

`(1)/(12){(3x-7)`

and the distributive property applies.

`=(1)/(12)(3x)-(1)/(12)(7)\\\\=(3\cdot x)/(3\cdot 4)-(7)/(12)\\\\=(x)/(4)-(7)/(12)`