2 1/3 - 2/3 + 1 4/5

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on Apr 07, 2025 at 2:23 am



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: 21323+1452\frac{1}{3} - \frac{2}{3} + 1\frac{4}{5}

MathBot Answer:

21323+145=5215=3.46 2\frac{1}{3} - \frac{2}{3} + 1\frac{4}{5} = \frac{52}{15} = 3.4\overline{6}


The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of 21\frac{2}{1}, 13\frac{1}{3}, 23\frac{-2}{3}, 11\frac{1}{1}, and 45\frac{4}{5} is 1515. 21323+145=215115+1535+2535+115115+4353=30+5+10+15+1215=5215 \begin{aligned} 2\frac{1}{3} - \frac{2}{3} + 1\frac{4}{5} &= \frac{2 \cdot 15}{1 \cdot 15} + \frac{1 \cdot 5}{3 \cdot 5} + \frac{-2 \cdot 5}{3 \cdot 5} + \frac{1 \cdot 15}{1 \cdot 15} + \frac{4 \cdot 3}{5 \cdot 3} \\ &= \frac{30 + 5 + -10 + 15 + 12}{15} \\ &= \frac{52}{15} \end{aligned}