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Please help me to solve this problem: 2/3-1/4+3/5-5/6=

User Ben Manes
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Answer:
(11)/(60)

Explanation:


(2)/(3) -(1)/(4) +(3)/(5) -(5)/(6)

Need a common denominator; the LCD of 3, 4, 5, and 6 is: 60


(2)/(3)((20)/(20)) -(1)/(4)((15)/(15)) +(3)/(5)((12)/(12)) -(5)/(6)((10)/(10))

=
(40)/(60) -(15)/(60) +(36)/(60) -(50)/(60)

=
(40-15+36-50)/(60)

=
(11)/(60)

User Srikanth Yaradla
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