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Evaluate: (7/24) – (19/36)

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(7/24) – (19/36)

We have:

= (7/24) – (19/36)

= (7/24) + (additive inverse of 19/36)

= (7/24) + (-19/36)

LCM of 24 and 36 is 72

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

Now,

= [(7×3)/ (24×3)] = (21/72)

= [(-19×2)/ (36×2)] = (-38/72)

Then,

= (21/72) + (-38/72)

= (21-38)/72

= (-17/72)



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