Question 13 Marks
Simplify: $4\frac{1}{10}-\Big[2\frac{1}{2}-\Big\{\frac{5}{6}-\Big(\frac{2}{5}+\frac{3}{10}-\frac{4}{15}\Big)\Big\}\Big]$
Answer
View full question & answer→Given expression: $=4\frac{1}{10}-\Big[2\frac{1}{2}-\Big\{\frac{5}{6}-\Big(\frac{2}{5}+\frac{3}{10}-\frac{4}{15}\Big)\Big\}\Big]$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\Big\{\frac{5}{6}-\Big(\frac{2}{5}+\frac{3}{10}-\frac{4}{15}\Big)\Big\}\Big]$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\Big\{\frac{5}{6}-\Big(\frac{12+9-8}{30}\Big)\Big\}\Big]$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\Big\{\frac{5}{6}-\frac{13}{30}\Big\}\Big]$ (Removing parentheses)
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\Big\{\frac{25-13}{30}\Big\}\Big]$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\frac{12}{30}\Big]$ (Removing braces)
$=\frac{41}{10}=\Big[\frac{75-12}{30}\Big]$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\frac{63}{30}$ (Removing square brackets)
$=\frac{123-63}{30}=\frac{60}{30}=2$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\Big\{\frac{5}{6}-\Big(\frac{2}{5}+\frac{3}{10}-\frac{4}{15}\Big)\Big\}\Big]$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\Big\{\frac{5}{6}-\Big(\frac{12+9-8}{30}\Big)\Big\}\Big]$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\Big\{\frac{5}{6}-\frac{13}{30}\Big\}\Big]$ (Removing parentheses)
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\Big\{\frac{25-13}{30}\Big\}\Big]$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\Big[\frac{5}{2}-\frac{12}{30}\Big]$ (Removing braces)
$=\frac{41}{10}=\Big[\frac{75-12}{30}\Big]$
$=\frac{41}{10}-\frac{63}{30}$ (Removing square brackets)
$=\frac{123-63}{30}=\frac{60}{30}=2$