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Evaluate: (3/4) – (4/5)

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(3/4) – (4/5)

We have:

= (3/4) – (4/5)

= (3/4) + (additive inverse of 4/5)

= (3/4) + (-4/5)

LCM of 4 and 5 is 20

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

Now,

= [(3×5)/ (4×5)] = (15/20)

= [(-4×4)/ (5×4)] = (-16/20)

Then,

= (15/20) + (-16/20)

= (15-16)/20

= (-1/20)



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