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Question
Simplify:
Solution
\[(\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{2}{7}) - (\frac{5}{14} \times \frac{- 2}{3}) + (\frac{3}{7} \times \frac{9}{2})\]
\[ = \frac{1}{14} - \frac{- 5}{21} + \frac{27}{14}\]
\[ = \frac{1 \times 3 + 5 \times 2 + 27 \times 3}{42}\]
\[ = \frac{94}{42} = \frac{47}{21}\]
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