Simplify

(
12

5

6


10

3
)

(
10


2

5

14

4
)
(12a
5
−6a−10a
3
)−(10a−2a
5
−14a
4
) . Write the answer in standard form.

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
11 months ago

To simplify this expression, we can combine like terms.

The first term, (12a/5 - 6a - 10a/3), can be simplified by finding a common denominator. The common denominator is 15, so we can rewrite the expression as:

(12a/5 - 30a/5 - 50a/15)

Combining the numerators, we get:

(12a - 30a - 50a)/15

Simplifying the numerator, we have:

(-68a)/15

Now let's simplify the second term, (10a - 2a/5 - 14a/4).

The first term, 10a, remains as is. For the rest of the term, we need to find a common denominator. The common denominator here is 20, so we can rewrite the expression as:

(10a - 4a/20 - 35a/20)

Combining the numerators, we get:

(10a - 39a/20)

Simplifying the numerator, we have:

(-29a/20)

Now we can rewrite the entire expression in standard form:

(-68a/15) - (-29a/20)

To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, we can use 60 as the common denominator:

((-68a*4)/60) - ((-29a*3)/60)

Simplifying the numerators, we have:

(-272a/60) + (87a/60)

Combining the numerators, we get:

(-272a + 87a)/60

Simplifying the numerator, we have:

(-185a)/60

The final answer, in standard form, is:

-185a/60