1.7-140

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on Oct 05, 2024 at 1:01 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(1.7 - 140\)

MathBot Answer:

\[ 1.7 - 140 = - \frac{1383}{10} = -138.3 \]

The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of \(\frac{1}{1}\), \(\frac{7}{10}\), and \(\frac{-140}{1}\) is \(10\). \[ \begin{aligned} 1.7 - 140 &= \frac{1 \cdot 10}{1 \cdot 10} + \frac{7 \cdot 1}{10 \cdot 1} + \frac{-140 \cdot 10}{1 \cdot 10} \\ &= \frac{10 + 7 + -1400}{10} \\ &= \frac{-1383}{10} \end{aligned} \]


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