SImplify this expression: {[(1+5/4)−(1+3/2)+(2+1/4)]−1/6+5/2}+(5/3+1)?

1 Answer
Apr 26, 2016

7

Explanation:

{[(1+5/4)-(1+3/2)+(2+1/4)]-1/6+5/2}+(5/3+1)

= {[(4/4+5/4)-(2/2+3/2)+(8/4+1/4)]-1/6+5/2}+(5/3+3/3)

= {[9/4-5/2+9/4]-1/6+5/2}+8/3

= {[9/4-10/4+9/4]-1/6+5/2}+8/3

= {8/4-1/6+5/2}+8/3

= {24/12-2/12+30/12}+32/12

= 52/12+32/12

= 84/12=7