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True or False
5 -1 * (2)/(3) = 3 * (1)/(3).true or false?

User Maikkeyy
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In order to check if the sentence is true, let's calculate the expression in the left side and compare it to the result in the right side:


\begin{gathered} 5-1\cdot(2)/(3)=3\cdot(1)/(3) \\ 5-(2)/(3)=1 \\ (15)/(3)-(2)/(3)=1 \\ (13)/(3)=1 \end{gathered}

The final expression is false, because the numbers are not equal.

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