SOLUTION: {{{(7/9)^2-6-5/3}}}

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Question 548274: %287%2F9%29%5E2-6-5%2F3
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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%287%2F9%29%5E2-6-5%2F3squared first fraction
49%2F81-6-5%2F3 6*3/3=18/3 multiplyed by a 1/1 to change look
49%2F81-%2818%2F3%29-%285%2F3%29 added the 2 negatives with common denom
49%2F81-%2823%2F3%29 81/3=27 81 is divisiable by 3 so i found that i need to multiply by 27/27
49%2F81-%28%2823%2A27%29%2F81%29
49%2F81-%28621%2F81%29 subtracted
-572%2F81