SOLUTION: how can 2(5/2)-2(3/2) equal 2(3/2) (ignoring the parenthesis used them to make the fraction seem more apparent).

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Question 226507: how can 2(5/2)-2(3/2) equal 2(3/2) (ignoring the parenthesis used them to make the fraction seem more apparent).
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I presume you are trying to represent mixed numbers rather than show multiplication of each of the fractions by 2. Hence you are trying to represent:



The simple answer is, no, the two expressions are not equal.

Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:

, so



Similarly:



So:




John