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Use the order of operations to simplify 43/5 + 15 / 5 - 1/5.

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answer: 57/5 or 11 2/5

Since all of the denominators are the same, we don’t need to change anything. First is addition, so when we add 43/5 + 15/5, we get 58/5. Then we subtract 58/5 - 1/5, and we get 57/5 as the final answer.
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