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on Jan 28, 2025 at 4:47 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: 5124105\frac{1}{2} - \frac{4}{10}

MathBot Answer:

512410=5110=5.1 5\frac{1}{2} - \frac{4}{10} = \frac{51}{10} = 5.1


The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of 51\frac{5}{1}, 12\frac{1}{2}, and 410\frac{-4}{10} is 1010. 512410=510110+1525+41101=50+5+410=5110 \begin{aligned} 5\frac{1}{2} - \frac{4}{10} &= \frac{5 \cdot 10}{1 \cdot 10} + \frac{1 \cdot 5}{2 \cdot 5} + \frac{-4 \cdot 1}{10 \cdot 1} \\ &= \frac{50 + 5 + -4}{10} \\ &= \frac{51}{10} \end{aligned}