How do you simplify #(\frac { 3} { 4} \div \frac { 3} { 100} - 23 \frac { 1} { 2} ) \div 1\frac { 1} { 2} \cdot \frac { 2} { 3} + 1\frac { 1} { 6#?
1 Answer
Explanation:
We need to follow Order of Operations.
First, deal with the division inside the bracket and flip the second fraction and change the operation to multiplication:
Cancel the 3's:
Cancel the 100 and 4:
Simplifying we now have:
Dealing with the subtraction inside the brackets:
We must work left to right when dealing with multiplication and division:
Multiplying:
Change the first fraction to obtain a common denominator:
Adding: