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Evaluate: (14/15) – (13/20)

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(14/15) – (13/20)

We have:

= (14/15) – (13/20)

= (14/15) + (additive inverse of 13/20)

= (14/15) + (-13/20)

LCM of 15 and 20 is 60

Express each of the given rational numbers with the above LCM as the common denominator.

Now,

= [(14×4)/ (15×4)] = (56/60)

= [(-13×3)/ (20×3)] = (-39/60)

Then,

= (56/60) + (-39/60)

= (56-39)/60

= (17/60)



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