Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 273: 31

Answer

$\frac{1}{20}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{7}{15},\frac{5}{12}$ LCD=60 $\frac{7}{15}\times\frac{4}{4}-\frac{5}{12}\times\frac{5}{5}$ $\frac{28}{60}-\frac{25}{60}$ $\frac{3}{60}$ Simplify $\frac{1}{20}$
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