Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321825535
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 245: 62

Answer

$\frac{1}{3}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{1}{3}(\frac{4}{5} - \frac{3}{10}) \times \frac{4}{2}$ = $\frac{1}{3}(\frac{8}{10} - \frac{3}{10}) \times \frac{4}{2}$ = $\frac{1}{3}(\frac{5}{10}) \times \frac{4}{2}$ = $\frac{20}{60}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$
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