Question

3/8-2/7=2/7-3/8 is the statement true

Answer 1

The statement is not true.

Explanation:

`(3)/(8) -(2)/(7) =(2)/(7) -(3)/(8)`

First, let us solve the left side.

`(3)/(8) -(2)/(7) \\\\(3*7)/(8*7) -(2*8)/(7*8)\\\\(21)/(56) -(16)/(56)\\\\(21-16)/(56) \\\\(5)/(56)`

And now let us solve the right side.

`(2)/(7)-(3)/(8) \\\\ (2*8)/(7*8)-(3*7)/(8*7) \\\\(16)/(56)-(21)/(56)\\\\(16-21)/(56)\\\\(-5)/(56)`

Therefore, it is clear that the left side is not equal to the right side.

∴ Left side ≠ Right side

∴
`(5)/(56)` ≠
`(-5)/(56)`