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Question
Simplify: `"3a"/8 + "4a"/5 - ("a"/2 + "2a"/5)`
Sum
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Solution
`"3a"/8 + "4a"/5 - ("a"/2 + "2a"/5)`
`= ("15a" + "32a" - (20"a" + "16a"))/40` ...(LCM of 8,5,2 = 40)
`= ("47a" - "36a")/40 = "11a"/40`
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