3-12/5

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on Sep 21, 2024 at 7:18 am



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(3 - \frac{12}{5}\)

MathBot Answer:

\[ 3 - \frac{12}{5} = \frac{3}{5} = 0.6 \]

The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of \(\frac{3}{1}\) and \(\frac{-12}{5}\) is \(5\). \[ \begin{aligned} 3 - \frac{12}{5} &= \frac{3 \cdot 5}{1 \cdot 5} + \frac{-12 \cdot 1}{5 \cdot 1} \\ &= \frac{15 + -12}{5} \\ &= \frac{3}{5} \end{aligned} \]


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