equality the following using appropriate property. 5/48 + 3/8 x – 2/9 – 5/3 x 3/8​

equality the following using appropriate property. 5/48 + 3/8 x – 2/9 – 5/3 x 3/8​

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  1. Answer :

    • Answer is -29/48

    Given :

    • 5/48 + 3/8 × 2/9 5/3 × 3/8

    Solution :

    》5/48 + 3/8 × -2/9 – 5/3 × 3/8

    》5/48 + 3/8 ( -2/9 – 5/3)

    》5/48 + 3/8 ( -2 – 15 / 9)

    》5/48 + 3/8 × -17/9

    》5/48 + -17/24

    》5 – 34 / 48

    》-29/48

    Hence , Answer is -29/48

    More Explanation :

    • This is distributive property
    • Example of distributive property is 2(3 + 5) = 2 × 3 + 2 × 5
    • Associative , Distributive, Identity, Zero and commutative are the properties of multiplication
    • So, 5/48 + 3/8 × -2/9 – 5/3 × 3/8 is distributive property
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