Question

Simplify:

\[\frac{5}{3} - \frac{7}{6} + \frac{- 2}{3}\]

Answer 1

\[\frac{5}{3} - \frac{7}{6} + \frac{- 2}{3}\]
\[\text{Taking the L . C . M .} \hspace{0.167em} \text{of the denominators:} \]
\[\frac{10}{6} - \frac{7}{6} + \frac{- 4}{6}\]
\[ = \frac{10 - 7 + ( - 4)}{6}\]
\[ = \frac{10 - 7 - 4}{6}\]
\[ = \frac{- 1}{6}\]