How do you simplify $3/4 -1/2 (1/3+3/7)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-22T20:30:35

$95/84$

Follow $BODMASS$ rule for simplification as follows

$3/4-1/2(1/3+3/7)$

$=3/4-1/2(\frac{1\cdot 7+3\cdot 3}{3\cdot 7})$

$=3/4-1/2(\frac{16}{21})$

$=3/4-1/2\times \frac{16}{21}$

$=3/4- \frac{8}{21}$

$=\frac{3\cdot 21+8\cdot 4}{4\cdot 21}$

$=\frac{63+32}{84}$

$=95/84$

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