Answer:
[tex]\displaystyle \frac{x - y}{6}[/tex]
General Formulas and Concepts:
Pre-Algebra
Order of Operations: BPEMDAS
- Brackets
- Parenthesis
- Exponents
- Multiplication
- Division
- Addition
- Subtraction
Algebra I
Distributive Property
Terms/Coefficients
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Define
Identify.
[tex]\displaystyle \frac{x - y}{2} - \frac{x + y}{3}[/tex]
Step 2: Condense
- Rewrite: [tex]\displaystyle \frac{3(x - y)}{3(2)} - \frac{2(x + y)}{2(3)}[/tex]
- Combine: [tex]\displaystyle \frac{3(x - y) - 2(x + y)}{3(2)}[/tex]
- (Parenthesis) Distribute: [tex]\displaystyle \frac{3x - 3y - 2x + 2y}{3(2)}[/tex]
- Combine like terms: [tex]\displaystyle \frac{x - y}{3(2)}[/tex]
- [Order of Operations] Evaluate: [tex]\displaystyle \frac{x - y}{6}[/tex]