Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.3 The Rational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.3 - Page 285: 97

Answer

$\dfrac{4}{15}$

Work Step by Step

Make the fractions inside the parentheses similar using their LCD of $6$ to obtain: \begin{align*} &=\left(\frac{3}{6}-\frac{2}{6}\right) \div \frac{5}{8}\\\\ &=\frac{1}{6} \div \frac{5}{8} \end{align*} Use the rule $\dfrac{a}{b} \div \dfrac{c}{d}=\dfrac{a}{b} \times \dfrac{d}{c}$ to obtain: \begin{align*} \require{cancel} \frac{1}{6} \div \frac{5}{8}&=\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{8}{5}\\\\ &=\frac{1}{\cancel{6}3} \times \frac{\cancel{8}4}{5}\\\\ &=\frac{1(4)}{3(5)}\\\\ &=\frac{4}{15} \end{align*}
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