SOLUTION: 6/7-4/7*1/3

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Question 276467: 6/7-4/7*1/3
Answer by bamigbe20(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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solution:
6/7 - 4/7 * 1/3
we use the BODMAS rule; that is we consider the multiplication sign first.
-4/7 * 1/3

= -4/21
we can now sum them together. i.e
6/7 - 4/21

= 14/21
= 2/3
Therefore 6/7 - 4/7 * 1/3 = 2/3