How do you simplify $5 2/3- 1 4/5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-08T15:06:53

$58/15$ or $3 13/15$

First convert these to fractions:

$((3*5)/3+ 2/3) - ((5*1)/5 + 4/5) =>$

$(15 + 2)/3 - (5 + 4)/5 =>$

$17/3 - 9/5$

Next get each fraction over a common denominator:

$(5/5)(17/3) - (3/3)(9/5) =>$

$85/15 - 27/15 =>$

$58/15$ or $3 13/15$

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