How do you simplify $5 \frac{2}{3} - 1 \frac{4}{5}$ $5 2/3- 1 4/5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-08T15:06:53

$\frac{58}{15}$ $58/15$ or $3 \frac{13}{15}$ $3 13/15$

First convert these to fractions:

$(\frac{3 \cdot 5}{3} + \frac{2}{3}) - (\frac{5 \cdot 1}{5} + \frac{4}{5}) \Rightarrow$ $((3*5)/3+ 2/3) - ((5*1)/5 + 4/5) =>$

$\frac{15 + 2}{3} - \frac{5 + 4}{5} \Rightarrow$ $(15 + 2)/3 - (5 + 4)/5 =>$

$\frac{17}{3} - \frac{9}{5}$ $17/3 - 9/5$

Next get each fraction over a common denominator:

$(\frac{5}{5}) (\frac{17}{3}) - (\frac{3}{3}) (\frac{9}{5}) \Rightarrow$ $(5/5)(17/3) - (3/3)(9/5) =>$

$\frac{85}{15} - \frac{27}{15} \Rightarrow$ $85/15 - 27/15 =>$

$\frac{58}{15}$ $58/15$ or $3 \frac{13}{15}$ $3 13/15$

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