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What is the value of [tex] \frac{1}{2} + ( - \frac{5}{6}) + \frac{1}{4} [/tex]

Sagot :

-1/12

1) Evaluating that expression we can write

[tex]\frac{1}{2}+(-\frac{5}{6})+\frac{1}{4}[/tex]

2) We need to find out a common denominator for those. Let's calculate the LCM by factoring by prime numbers:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{(12\colon2\times1)-(12\colon6\times5)+(12\colon4\times1)}{12} \\ \frac{6-10+3}{12}=-\frac{1}{12} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Note that when reducing to a common denominator, we have divided 12 by each original denominator and multiplied by its original numerator. In other words:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \\ \frac{1}{2}+(-\frac{5}{6})+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{6-10+3}{12}=-\frac{1}{12} \end{gathered}[/tex]

3) Hence the answer is -1/12

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