| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{7}{x}-\frac{3}{y}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{-3x+7y}{xy}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $ \dfrac{3}{y} $ from $ \dfrac{7}{x} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ -3x+7y } }{ xy }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |