Simplify the following:
60-1/5-1/3
Put 60-1/5-1/3 over the common denominator 15. 60-1/5-1/3 = (15×60)/15-(3)/15-(5)/15:
(15×60)/15-(3)/15-(5)/15
| 6 | 0
× | 1 | 5
3 | 0 | 0
6 | 0 | 0
9 | 0 | 0:
900/15-(3)/15-(5)/15
900/15-(3)/15-(5)/15 = (900-3-5)/15:
(900-3-5)/15
900-3-5 = 900-(3+5):
900-(3+5)/15
3+5 = 8:
(900-8)/15
| | 9 |
| 8 | 10 | 10
| 9 | 0 | 0
- | | | 8
| 8 | 9 | 2:
Answer: |
| 892/15
