Now that you've seen the examples, try solving these problems on your own.
You should use scratch paper and your calculator.
(1) numerator x denominator x plus 2; numerator x minus 3; denominator x plus 5 x x + 2 = x − 3 x + 5
(2) numerator a minus 4 denominator a minus 1; numerator 10 denominator a plus 7 5 d + 6 d - 3 = 18 d2 − 3d