| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{9}{4w}-\frac{7}{5w}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{17w}{20w^2}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $ \dfrac{7}{5w} $ from $ \dfrac{9}{4w} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 17w } }{ 20w^2 }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |