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: 98

Answer

$-\dfrac{9}{40}$

Work Step by Step

Perform the multiplication first to obtain: \begin{align*} &=-\frac{9(1)}{4(2)}+\frac{3}{4}\div \frac{5}{6}\\\\ &=-\frac{9}{8} +\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{5}{6} \end{align*} Perform the division suing the rule $\dfrac{a}{b} \div \dfrac{c}{d} =\dfrac{a}{b} \times \dfrac{d}{c}$ to obtain" \begin{align*} \require{cancel} &=-\frac{9}{8} + \frac{3}{4}\times \frac{6}{5}\\\\ &=-\frac{9}{8} + \frac{3}{\cancel{4}2}\times \frac{\cancel{6}3}{5}\\\\ &=-\frac{9}{8} + \frac{3(3)}{2(5)}\\\\ &=-\frac{9}{8} + \frac{9}{10}\\\\ \end{align*} Make the fractions similar using their LCD of $40$ then add to obtain: \begin{align*} &=-\frac{9(5)}{8(5)} + \frac{9(4)}{10(4)}\\\\ &=-\frac{45}{40}+\frac{36}{40}\\\\ &=\frac{-45+36}{40}\\\\ &=-\frac{9}{40} \end{align*}
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