SOLUTION: (1-1/2) (1-1/3)

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Question 978880: (1-1/2) (1-1/3)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ordinarily you want to work within grouping symbols first, but what is the computation like if you treat this as two binomials as a product?

1%5E2-%281%2F2%29%2A1-1%2A%281%2F3%29%2B%281%2F2%29%281%2F3%29

1-1%2F2-1%2F3%2B1%2F6

1-3%2F6-2%2F6%2B1%2F6

1%2B1%2F6-5%2F6

1-2%2F3

highlight%281%2F3%29

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Working inside parentheses first,
%281%2F2%29%282%2F3%29
See %281%2F3%29%282%2F2%29
1%2F3