Evaluate each of the following:

Question:

Evaluate each of the following:

(i) $\frac{2}{3}-\frac{3}{5}$

(ii) $-\frac{4}{7}-\frac{2}{-3}$

(iii) $\frac{4}{7}-\frac{-5}{-7}$

(iv) $-2-\frac{5}{9}$

(v) $\frac{-3}{-8}-\frac{-2}{7}$

(vi) $\frac{-4}{13}-\frac{-5}{26}$

(vii) $\frac{-5}{14}-\frac{-2}{7}$

(viii) $\frac{13}{15}-\frac{12}{25}$

(ix) $\frac{-6}{13}-\frac{-7}{13}$

(x) $\frac{7}{24}-\frac{19}{36}$

(xi) $\frac{5}{63}-\frac{-8}{21}$

 

 

Solution:

(i) $\frac{2}{3}-\frac{3}{5}=\frac{10}{15}-\frac{9}{15}=\frac{10-9}{15}=\frac{1}{15}$

(ii) $\frac{-4}{7}-\frac{2}{-3}=\frac{-12}{21}-\frac{-14}{21}=\frac{(-12)-(-14)}{21}=\frac{-12+14}{21}=\frac{2}{21}$

(iii) $\frac{4}{7}-\frac{-5}{-7}=\frac{4-5}{7}=\frac{-1}{7}$

(iv) $-2-\frac{5}{9}=\frac{-18}{9}-\frac{5}{9}=\frac{-18-5}{9}=\frac{-23}{9}$

(v) $\frac{-3}{-8}-\frac{-2}{7}=\frac{21}{56}-\frac{-16}{56}=\frac{21-(-16)}{56}=\frac{21+16}{56}=\frac{37}{56}$

(vi) $\frac{-4}{13}-\frac{-5}{26}=\frac{-8}{26}-\frac{-5}{26}=\frac{-8-(-5)}{26}=\frac{-8+5}{26}=\frac{-3}{26}$

(vii) $\frac{-5}{14}-\frac{-2}{7}=\frac{-5}{14}-\frac{-4}{14}=\frac{-5-(-4)}{14}=\frac{-5+4}{14}=\frac{-1}{14}$

(viii) $\frac{13}{15}-\frac{12}{25}=\frac{65}{75}-\frac{36}{75}=\frac{65-36}{75}=\frac{29}{75}$

(ix) $\frac{-6}{13}-\frac{-7}{13}=\frac{-6-(-7)}{13}=\frac{-6+7}{13}=\frac{1}{13}$

(x) $\frac{7}{24}-\frac{19}{36}=\frac{21}{72}-\frac{38}{72}=\frac{21-38}{72}=\frac{-17}{72}$

(xi) $\frac{5}{63}-\frac{-8}{21}=\frac{5}{63}-\frac{-24}{63}=\frac{5-(-24)}{63}=\frac{5+24}{63}=\frac{29}{63}$

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