Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 10 - Cumulative Review - Page 358: 3

Answer

$$-\frac{8}{3}=-2\frac{2}{3} .$$

Work Step by Step

We simplify as follows: $$ -\frac{2}{3}\div \frac{1}{5}+\frac{2}{3}=-\frac{2}{3}\times \frac{5}{1}+\frac{2}{3}\\ =-\frac{10}{3} +\frac{2}{3}=\frac{-10+2}{3}\\ =-\frac{8}{3}=-2\frac{2}{3} .$$
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