How do you simplify #3/4 -1/2 (1/3+3/7)#? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions PEMDAS 1 Answer Harish Chandra Rajpoot Jul 22, 2018 #95/84# Explanation: 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# Answer link Related questions What is PEMDAS? How do you use PEMDAS? How do you use order of operations to simplify #3(7-2)-8#? What are common mistakes students make with PEMDAS? How do you evaluate the expression #5[8+(3-1)]-2#? How do you simplify the expression #4(30-(3+1)^2)#? How do you evaluate the expression #x^4+x# if x=2? Is it okay to add first before subtracting in #4-6+3#? How do you simplify #(-3)^2+12*5#? How do you simplify #(4-2)^3-4*8+21div3#? See all questions in PEMDAS Impact of this question 1730 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License