3/5 - 7/10 - 6/10

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on Mar 28, 2025 at 9:13 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: 35710610\frac{3}{5} - \frac{7}{10} - \frac{6}{10}

MathBot Answer:

35710610=710=0.7 \frac{3}{5} - \frac{7}{10} - \frac{6}{10} = - \frac{7}{10} = -0.7


The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of 35\frac{3}{5}, 710\frac{-7}{10}, and 610\frac{-6}{10} is 1010. 35710610=3252+71101+61101=6+7+610=710 \begin{aligned} \frac{3}{5} - \frac{7}{10} - \frac{6}{10} &= \frac{3 \cdot 2}{5 \cdot 2} + \frac{-7 \cdot 1}{10 \cdot 1} + \frac{-6 \cdot 1}{10 \cdot 1} \\ &= \frac{6 + -7 + -6}{10} \\ &= \frac{-7}{10} \end{aligned}