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Answer:

17/20 = 0.85000

Step 1:

  • Simplify 7/10

⇒ (3/4 + 4/5) - 7/10

Step 2:

  • Simplify 4/5

⇒ (3/4 + 4/5) - 7/10

Step 3:

  • Simplify 3/4

⇒(3/4 + 4/5) - 7/10

Step 4:

  • Calculating the Least Common Multiple

⇒ Find the Least Common Multiple

  • The left denominator is :       4
  • The right denominator is :       5

Number of times each prime factor

       appears in the factorization of:

Prime

Factor   Left

Denominator   Right

Denominator   L.C.M = Max

{Left,Right}

2 2 0 2

5 0 1 1

Product of all

Prime Factors  4 5 20

  Least Common Multiple:

     20

  • Calculating Multipliers

⇒  Calculate multipliers for the two fractions

⇒  Denote the Least Common Multiple by  L.C.M

   ⇒ Denote the Left Multiplier by  Left_M

⇒   Denote the Right Multiplier by  Right_M

⇒    Denote the Left Deniminator by  L_Deno

⇒    Denote the Right Multiplier by  R_Deno

  • Left_M = L.C.M / L_Deno = 5
  • Right_M = L.C.M / R_Deno = 4

Making Equivalent Fractions

⇒ Rewrite the two fractions into equivalent fractions

⇒ Two fractions are called equivalent if they have the same numeric value.

For example :  1/2   and  2/4  are equivalent,  y/(y+1)2   and  (y2+y)/(y+1)3  are equivalent as well.

To calculate equivalent fraction , multiply the Numerator of each fraction, by its respective Multiplier.

L. Mult. • L. Num.               3 • 5

-----------------------------    =  ------------

L.C.M                                     20  

  R. Mult. • R. Num.      4 • 4

----------------------------- =  -------

   L.C.M                           20  

  • Adding fractions that have a common denominator

 Adding up the two equivalent fractions

Add the two equivalent fractions which now have a common denominator

Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:

3 • 5 + 4 • 4     31

------------------ = ---

     20           20

Equation at the end of step 4:

 31     7

---- - ----

20   10

Step 5:

  • Calculating the Least Common Multiple :

 Find the Least Common Multiple

     The left denominator is :       20

     The right denominator is :       10

       Number of times each prime factor

       appears in the factorization of:

Prime

Factor   Left

Denominator   Right

Denominator   L.C.M = Max

{Left,Right}

2 2 1 2

5 1 1 1

Product of all

Prime Factors  20 10 20

   Least Common Multiple:

     20

Calculating Multipliers :

Calculate multipliers for the two fractions

   Denote the Least Common Multiple by  L.C.M

   Denote the Left Multiplier by  Left_M

   Denote the Right Multiplier by  Right_M

   Denote the Left Deniminator by  L_Deno

   Denote the Right Multiplier by  R_Deno

Left_M = L.C.M / L_Deno = 1

  Right_M = L.C.M / R_Deno = 2

Making Equivalent Fractions :

Rewrite the two fractions into equivalent fractions

L. Mult. • L. Num.      31

------------------------- = ----

L.C.M                      20

R. Mult. • R. Num.      7 • 2

---------------------------- = -----

L.C.M              20  

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

Adding up the two equivalent fractions

31 - (7 • 2)     17'

--------------  = ---

20          20

 17          

 —— = 0.85000

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