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Question
Reduce to a single fraction:
`2/3 - 3/5 + 3 - 1/5`
Solution
`2/3 - 3/5 + 3 - 1/5`
`=(2 xx 5)/(3 xx 5) - (3 xx 3)/(5 xx 3) + (3 xx 15)/15 - (1 xx 3)/(5 xx 3)` (LCM of 3 and 5 = 15)
`= 10/15 - 9/15 + 45/15 - 3/15`
`= (10 - 9 + 45 - 3)/15 = (55 - 12)/15`
`= 43/15 = 2 13/15`
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