5/6x - 3 - ( 2/3x + 12 )
[tex]\frac{5}{6}x-3-(\frac{2}{3}x+12)[/tex]step 1
REmove the parenthesis
[tex]\frac{5}{6}x-3-\frac{2}{3}x-12[/tex]step 2
Combine like terms
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{5}{6}x-\frac{2}{3}x-3-12 \\ \frac{1}{6}x-15 \\ rememberthat\frac{2}{3}=4/6 \end{gathered}[/tex]therefore
the answer is (1/6)x-15
