To combine like terms, we need to combine the coefficients of the variables.
The given expression is:
5/6x - 2/3x
To combine the x terms, we can find a common denominator for the coefficients 5/6 and 2/3, which is 6.
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 5/6 by 3, we get:
(5/6) * (3/3) = 15/18
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 2/3 by 2, we get:
(2/3) * (2/2) = 4/6
Now we have:
15/18x - 4/6x
The denominators are now the same, so we can combine the numerators:
(15 - 4)/18x
Simplifying the numerator, we get:
11/18x
Therefore, the combined expression is:
11/18x
comine like terms
5/6x-2/3x
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