Simplify: 6-3 1 2 -2 1 5 - Vidyadip

Question

Simplify:
$6-3 \frac{1}{2}-2 \frac{1}{5}$

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Answer

$6-3 \frac{1}{2}-2 \frac{1}{5} $
$=\frac{6}{1}-\frac{7}{2}-\frac{11}{5} $
$=\frac{6 \times 10}{1 \times 10}-\frac{7 \times 5}{2 \times 5}-\frac{11 \times 2}{5 \times 2} \ldots \ldots . .( LCM \text { of } 2,5=10) $
$=\frac{60}{10}-\frac{35}{10}-\frac{22}{10} $
$=\frac{60-35-22}{10}=\frac{60-57}{10}=\frac{3}{10}$

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