Question

-3/20 + -3/30 - 3/42 - 3/56 + -3/72 - 3/90

Answer 1

\(-\frac{3}{20}+\frac{-3}{30}+\frac{-3}{42}+\frac{-3}{56}+\frac{-3}{72}+\frac{-3}{90}\)

\(=-3\left(\frac{1}{20}+\frac{1}{30}+\frac{1}{42}+\frac{1}{56}+\frac{1}{72}+\frac{1}{90}\right)\)

\(=-3\left(\frac{1}{4.5}+\frac{1}{5.6}+\frac{1}{6.7}+\frac{1}{7.8}+\frac{1}{8.9}+\frac{1}{9.10}\right)\)

\(=-3\left(\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{6}+...+\frac{1}{9}-\frac{1}{10}\right)\)

\(=-3\left(\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{10}\right)=-\frac{9}{20}\)

Answer 2

\(\frac{-3}{20}+\frac{-3}{30}+\frac{-3}{42}+\frac{-3}{56}+\frac{-3}{72}+\frac{-3}{90}\)

\(=-3\left(\frac{1}{20}+\frac{1}{30}+\frac{1}{42}+\frac{1}{56}+\frac{1}{72}+\frac{1}{90}\right)\)

\(=-3\left(\frac{1}{4\cdot5}+\frac{1}{5\cdot6}+\frac{1}{6\cdot7}+...+\frac{1}{9\cdot10}\right)\)

\(=-3\left(\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{6}+...+\frac{1}{9}-\frac{1}{10}\right)\)

\(=-3\left(\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{10}\right)\)

\(=-3\cdot\frac{3}{20}\)

\(=\frac{-9}{20}\)