Q. Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.91−1511Answer:
Find Common Denominator: Find a common denominator for the fractions(91) and (1511). The least common multiple (LCM) of 9 and 15 is 45, so we will use 45 as the common denominator.
Convert to Equivalent Fractions: Convert each fraction to an equivalent fraction with the common denominator of 45. For (91), we multiply the numerator and the denominator by 5 to get (455). For (1511), we multiply the numerator and the denominator by 3 to get (4533).
Subtract Fractions: Subtract the two fractions with the common denominator.(455)−(4533)=455−33=45−28
Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction (−28)/45 if possible.Both the numerator and the denominator do not have any common factors other than 1, so the fraction is already in its simplest form.