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Which of the following is equivalent to the expression - 1/4-(2/5 + 3/7)?

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Given:

The expression is:


-(1)/(4)-\left((2)/(5)+(3)/(7)\right)

To find:

The expression that is equivalent to the given expression.

Solution:

We have,


-(1)/(4)-\left((2)/(5)+(3)/(7)\right)

Using the distributive property, we get


=-(1)/(4)-(2)/(5)-(3)/(7)

Taking LCM, we get


=(-35-56-60)/(140)


=(-151)/(140)

Therefore, the expression
-(151)/(140) is equivalent to the given expression expression.

Note: There are more than one equivalent expressions.

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