SOLUTION: EXPRESS 10/3 - 5/2 AS A SIMPLIFIED RATIONAL NUMBER.

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Question 72833: EXPRESS 10/3 - 5/2 AS A SIMPLIFIED RATIONAL NUMBER.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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10%2F3+-+5%2F2Find the common denominator, in this case it is 2*3=6
%282%2F2%29%2A%2810%2F3%29-%283%2F3%29%2A%285%2F2%29Multiply both top and bottom to get to common denominator
20%2F6-15%2F6Multiply the numbers and group the numerator
%2820-15%29%2F6Subtract the numerator
5%2F6There's your answer