Question

How do you evaluate `\frac { \frac { 6} { 5} - \frac { 3} { 4} } { 2\frac { 1} { 2} }`?

Answer 1

First the top of the fraction and then the bottom:

Explanation:

`(6/5-3/4)/(2 1/2)=(24/20-15/20)/(2 1/2)=`
`(9/20)/(2 1/2)=(9/20)/(5/2)=`
`(9/20)*(2/5)=`
`18/100=9/50`