Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32182-553-7

Chapter 3 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions - 3.5 Order Relation and the Order of Operations - 3.5 Exercises - Page 244: 54

Answer

$\frac{2}{9}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{2}{3} + (\frac{1}{3})^{2} - \frac{5}{9}$ = $\frac{6}{9} + \frac{1}{9} - \frac{5}{9}$ = $\frac{2}{9}$
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