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Question
Simplify:
Solution
\[\frac{5}{3} - \frac{7}{6} + \frac{- 2}{3}\]
\[\text{Taking the L . C . M .} \hspace{0.167em} \text{of the denominators:} \]
\[\frac{10}{6} - \frac{7}{6} + \frac{- 4}{6}\]
\[ = \frac{10 - 7 + ( - 4)}{6}\]
\[ = \frac{10 - 7 - 4}{6}\]
\[ = \frac{- 1}{6}\]
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