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Question

Simplify:
$\frac{2}{5} \text{ of } \left(\left(\frac{3}{4} \div 0.25\right) + \frac{1}{2}\right) - \frac{1}{3}$

The correct answer is
$\frac{16}{15}$

To simplify the expression $\frac{2}{5} \text{ of } \left(\left(\frac{3}{4} \div 0.25\right) + \frac{1}{2}\right) - \frac{1}{3}$, we follow the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS): Parentheses/Brackets, Exponents/Orders, Division and Multiplication (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

Step-by-Step Simplification

  1. Convert decimal to fraction: The decimal $0.25$ is equal to $\frac{25}{100}$, which simplifies to $\frac{1}{4}$.

    $0.25 = \frac{1}{4}$
  2. Solve the division inside the innermost parentheses: Substitute the fraction form of $0.25$. Division by a fraction is multiplication by its reciprocal.

    $ \frac{3}{4} \div 0.25 = \frac{3}{4} \div \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{4}{1} = \frac{12}{4} = 3 $
  3. Solve the addition inside the main parentheses: Now add $\frac{1}{2}$ to the result from the previous step.

    $ 3 + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{6}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{7}{2} $
  4. Perform the multiplication ('of'): Multiply $\frac{2}{5}$ by the result from the parentheses ($\frac{7}{2}$).

    $ \frac{2}{5} \text{ of } \frac{7}{2} = \frac{2}{5} \times \frac{7}{2} = \frac{2 \times 7}{5 \times 2} = \frac{14}{10} = \frac{7}{5} $
  5. Perform the final subtraction: Subtract $\frac{1}{3}$ from the result obtained.

    $ \frac{7}{5} - \frac{1}{3} $

    To subtract, find a common denominator, which is $15$. Convert the fractions:

    $ \frac{7 \times 3}{5 \times 3} - \frac{1 \times 5}{3 \times 5} = \frac{21}{15} - \frac{5}{15} = \frac{21 - 5}{15} = \frac{16}{15} $

The simplified expression equals $\frac{16}{15}$.

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Important Questions from Simplification (Notes)

  1. Evaluate: (-9) - (-56) ÷ (-14) + (-4) × 7
  2. $\frac{\sqrt[3]{6859}}{\sqrt[4]{256}} \times \frac{2}{57} \times 168 = ?$
  3. In the Delhi zoo, there are some ducks and rabbits. If the heads are counted there are 160, while the legs are 450. What will be number of ducks in the zoo ?
  4. Identify the number that will replace the question mark in the second equation based on the relationship represented in the first equation.

     

  5. Simplify: $\frac{\sqrt{16x^4 - 72x^2y^2 + 81y^4}}{\sqrt{4x^2 - 12xy + 9y^2}} - (2x - 3y)$, given that $2x > 3y$.

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