document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72906>Question 72906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform the indicated operations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1/5)3 + {(-1/3)2 + 1/12(1/6 - (-1/4)3)} </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52275 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=52275\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perform the indicated operations \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1/5)3 + {(-1/3)2 + 1/12(1/6 - (-1/4)3)}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ok. We will start getting rid of the parens and we start with the innermost parens/brackets first:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Start with       -(-1/4)3  and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1/5)3 + {(-1/3)2 + 1/12(1/6 +3/4)} \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, we'll add (1/6+3/4) or (2/12+9/12)=11/12  so we now have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1/5)3 + {(-1/3)2 + 1/12(11/12)}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we will multiply +1/12(11/12)=11/144 so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1/5)3 + {(-1/3)2 + 11/144}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, (-1/3)2=-2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1/5)3 + {-2/3 + 11/144}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we'll do (-1/5)3=-3/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3/5 + {-2/3 + 11/144}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, add -2/3+11/144=-96/144+11/144=-85/144\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3/5-85/144 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, we will add -3/5-85/144  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, multiply each term by 720/720 to get a common denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-3/5)(720/720)=-432/720<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-85/144)(720/720)=-425/720\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-432/720-425/720=-857/720 or 1.1903--------------------answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps-------ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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