How do you simplify (4/5-6/7)/(2/3-1/8) ?

1 Answer
Mar 17, 2017

(4/5-6/7)/(2/3-1/8) = -48/455

Explanation:

(4/5-6/7)/(2/3-1/8) = (28/35-30/35)/(16/24-3/24)

color(white)((4/5-6/7)/(2/3-1/8)) = (((28-30)/35))/(((16-3)/24))

color(white)((4/5-6/7)/(2/3-1/8)) = ((-2)/35)-:(13/24)

color(white)((4/5-6/7)/(2/3-1/8)) = ((-2)/35)*(24/13)

color(white)((4/5-6/7)/(2/3-1/8)) = -48/455