| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{3}{2x}-\frac{1}{6}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{-2x+18}{12x}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $ \dfrac{1}{6} $ from $ \dfrac{3}{2x} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ -2x+18 } }{ 12x }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |