`(1-1/2) xx(1-1/3)xx(1-1/4)xx(1-1/5)`
`=(2/2-1/2)xx(3/3-1/3)xx(4/4-1/4)xx(5/5-1/5)`
`=1/2xx 2/3 xx 3/4 xx 4/5`
`=(1xx2xx3xx4)/(2xx3xx4xx5)`
`=1/5`
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`3/5 xx 3/4+1/5 xx 3/4`
`=3/4xx(3/5+1/5)`
`=3/4 xx 4/5`
`=(3xx4)/(4xx5)`
`=3/5`
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`5/6:7/8-1/4:7/8`
`=5/6 xx 8/7-1/4 xx 8/7`
`=8/7 xx (5/6-1/4)`
`=8/7 xx 7/12`
`=2/3`
`a) ( 1 - 1/2) xx ( 1 - 1/3) xx ( 1 - 1/4) xx ( 1 - 1/5)`
`= 1/2 xx 2/3 xx 3/4 xx 4/5`
`= (1xx2xx3xx4)/(2xx3xx4xx5)`
`= (1xx1xx1xx1)/(1xx1xx1xx5)`
`= 1/5`
`b) 3/5 xx 3/4 + 1/5 xx 3/4 `
`= 3/4 xx ( 3/5 + 1/5 )`
`= 3/4 xx 4/5`
`= 3/5`
`c) 5/6 : 7/8 - 1/4 : 7/8`
`= ( 5/6 - 1/4 ) : 7/8`
`= 7/12 : 7/8`
`= 2/3`