Prealgebra (7th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 273: 61

Answer

$-\frac{5}{24}$

Work Step by Step

$-\frac{9}{12}+\frac{17}{24}-\frac{1}{6}$ LCD=24 $-\frac{9}{12}\times\frac{2}{2}+\frac{17}{24}-\frac{1}{6}\times\frac{4}{4}$ $-\frac{18}{24}+\frac{17}{24}-\frac{4}{24}$ $\frac{-18+17-4}{24}$ $-\frac{5}{24}$
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