Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8MathsRational Numbers3 Marks
Question
Simplify:
$\frac{-8}{19}+\frac{-4}{57}$
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Answer
$\frac{-8}{19}+\frac{-4}{57}$
The LCM of the denominator of 19 and 57 is 57.
Now,
We will express $\frac{-8}{19}$ in the form in which it takes denominator as 57.
$\frac{-8}{19}=\frac{-8\times3}{19\times3}=\frac{-24}{57}$
So,
$\frac{-24}{57}+\frac{-4}{57}$
$=\frac{-24-4}{57}=\frac{-28}{57}$
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