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What is 2(1/5m-2/)+3/5

User Oznus
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Simplify 1/5m to m/5

2(m/5 - 2) + 3/5

Expand

2m/5 - 4 + 3/5

Simplify

2m/5 - 17/2

Join the denominators

2m - 17/5

User Ali Arslan
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Answer:

Explanation:

Use the distributive property to multiply the 2 into the parentheses.

2(1/5m - 2/5) +3/5

= 2 ⋅ (1/5m) + 2⋅ (-2/5) + 3/5

= 2/5m - 4/5 + 3/5

= 2/5m - 4/5 + 3/5

=2/5m - 1/5

Therefore the simplified version is 2/5m - 1/5

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