Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
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Chapter R - Review of Basic Concepts - R.2 Real Numbers and Their Properties - R.2 Exercises - Page 20: 32

Answer

$-\frac{5}{8}$

Work Step by Step

$$[-\frac{5}{8}-(-\frac{2}{5})]-(\frac{3}{2}-\frac{11}{10})$$ $$[-\frac{25}{40}-(-\frac{16}{40})]-(\frac{60}{40}-\frac{44}{40})$$ $$-\frac{9}{40}-\frac{16}{40}$$ $$-\frac{25}{40}$$ $$-\frac{5}{8}$$
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