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Calculate 7/12 + 4/20 - 2/6​

User Kroksys
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Answer:

9/20 or 0.45

Explanation:

User FuePi
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The least common multiple of 12, 20 and 6 is 60. Reducing the fractions to the denominator 60 we have:


\bold{ (7)/(12) + (4)/(20) - (2)/(6) = (35)/(60) + (12)/(60) - (20)/(60) } \\ \\ \bold{= (35 + 12 - 20)/(60) = (27)/(60) = (9)/(20) }

If any addend is an integer, an I is placed as denominator and the same operation is done.

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