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: Evaluate the expression when x=5/6 & y= - 3/10
x-y






Thanks! Please work fast! Happy Holidays! This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra

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Evaluate the expression when x=5/6 & y= - 3/10
x-y
5%2F6-%28-3%2F10%29
5%2F6%2B3%2F10 The LCD is 30, because that's the lowest number that both 6 and 10 go into evenly.
5%2A5%2F%286%2A5%29%2B3%2A3%2F%2810%2A3%29
25%2F30%2B9%2F30
%2825%2B9%29%2F30
34%2F30 This is reducable by 2.
17%2A2%2F%2815%2A2%29
17%2F15 If you're not allowed improper fractions:
1 2/15
Happy Calculating!!!