To simplify the expression, combine like terms:
-5/6a + 7/8b + 7/12a - 5/12b
Let's combine the terms with "a" and the terms with "b" separately:
Combining the terms with "a"-5/6a + 7/12= (-5/6 + 7/12)To add these fractions, find a common denominator= (-10/12 + 7/12)= (-3/12)= -1/4a
Combining the terms with "b"7/8b - 5/12= (7/8 - 5/12)To add these fractions, find a common denominator= (21/24 - 10/24)= (11/24)b
Therefore, the simplified expression is-1/4a + 11/24b
To simplify the expression, combine like terms:
-5/6a + 7/8b + 7/12a - 5/12b
Let's combine the terms with "a" and the terms with "b" separately:
Combining the terms with "a"
-5/6a + 7/12
= (-5/6 + 7/12)
To add these fractions, find a common denominator
= (-10/12 + 7/12)
= (-3/12)
= -1/4a
Combining the terms with "b"
7/8b - 5/12
= (7/8 - 5/12)
To add these fractions, find a common denominator
= (21/24 - 10/24)
= (11/24)b
Therefore, the simplified expression is
-1/4a + 11/24b