Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 273: 62

Answer

$-\frac{3}{7}$

Work Step by Step

$-\frac{5}{14}+\frac{3}{7}-\frac{1}{2}$ LCD=14 $-\frac{5}{14}+\frac{3}{7}\times\frac{2}{2}-\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{7}{7}$ $-\frac{5}{14}+\frac{6}{14}-\frac{7}{14}$ $\frac{-5+6-7}{14}$ $-\frac{6}{14}$ $-\frac{3}{7}$
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