WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 2016 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Simplify: ($\frac{3}{4} - \frac{2}{3}$) x 1$\frac{1}{5}$

$\frac{1}{60}$

$\frac{5}{72}$

$\frac{1}{10}$ Correct answer

1$\frac{7}{10}$

Answer Details

To simplify the expression ($\frac{3}{4} - \frac{2}{3}$) x 1$\frac{1}{5}$, we first need to evaluate the subtraction inside the parentheses: \begin{align*} \frac{3}{4} - \frac{2}{3} &= \frac{9}{12} - \frac{8}{12} \\ &= \frac{1}{12} \end{align*} So now we have: \begin{align*} (\frac{3}{4} - \frac{2}{3})\times 1\frac{1}{5} &= \frac{1}{12} \times \frac{6}{5} \\ &= \frac{1 \times 6}{12 \times 5} \\ &= \frac{1}{10} \end{align*} Therefore, the answer is $\frac{1}{10}$.






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