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| $$ \begin{aligned}x^2+3x-\frac{28}{3}x-12& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}x^2+3x-\frac{28x}{3}-12 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}\frac{3x^2-19x}{3}-12 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle3}{\textcircled {3}} } }}}\frac{3x^2-19x-36}{3}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $ \dfrac{28}{3} $ by $ x $ to get $ \dfrac{ 28x }{ 3 } $. Step 1: Write $ x $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator. $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{28}{3} \cdot x & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{28}{3} \cdot \frac{x}{\color{red}{1}} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 28 \cdot x }{ 3 \cdot 1 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ 28x }{ 3 } \end{aligned} $$ |
| ② | Subtract $ \dfrac{28x}{3} $ from $ x^2+3x $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 3x^2-19x } }{ 3 }$. Step 1: Write $ x^2+3x $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |
| ③ | Subtract $12$ from $ \dfrac{3x^2-19x}{3} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ 3x^2-19x-36 } }{ 3 }$. Step 1: Write $ 12 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator. Step 2: To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |