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Monica spent 3/5 hours listening to tapes of Beethoven and Brahms. She spent 2/7 hours listening to Beethoven. How many hours were spent listening to​ Brahms?

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she spent 2/7 hours
User Kevin Xue
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Answer:

she spent 11/35 hours

Explanation:

first we change the denominator to its lcm, which is 35.

second, change its numerator so, 3/5 become 21/35 and 2/7 become 10/35.

then subtract, 21-10=11

so the answer is 11/35

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