Perform the following arithmetic operations. Reduce your final answer to lowest terms. Express a negative fraction by including "-" in the numerator. \( -\left(\frac{2}{3} \times 2 \frac{1}{2}\right)-\left(1 \frac{1}{8} \div-6\right)+\left(-1 \frac{5}{6}\right)\left(-\frac{9}{11}\right) \)
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To solve the expression step by step: 1. Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions: - \(2 \frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2}\) - \(1 \frac{1}{8} = \frac{9}{8}\) - \(-1 \frac{5}{6} = -\frac{11}{6}\) 2. Perform the operations: - Calculate \( -\left(\frac{2}{3} \times \frac{5}{2}\right) \): \[ \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{5}{2} = \frac{2 \cdot 5}{3 \cdot 2} = \frac{5}{3} \] Thus, \( -\left(\frac{2}{3} \times \frac{5}{2}\right) = -\frac{5}{3} \). - Calculate \( 1 \frac{1}{8} \div -6 \): \[ \frac{9}{8} \div -6 = \frac{9}{8} \times -\frac{1}{6} = -\frac{9}{48} = -\frac{3}{16} \quad \text{(after simplifying)} \] - Now for \(\left(-1 \frac{5}{6}\right) \left(-\frac{9}{11}\right)\): \[ \left(-\frac{11}{6}\right)\left(-\frac{9}{11}\right) = \frac{11 \cdot 9}{6 \cdot 11} = \frac{9}{6} = \frac{3}{2} \quad \text{(after simplifying)} \] 3. Combine all parts together: \[ -\frac{5}{3} - \left(-\frac{3}{16}\right) + \frac{3}{2} \] This becomes: \[ -\frac{5}{3} + \frac{3}{16} + \frac{3}{2} \] 4. Find a common denominator (which will be 48): - Convert \( -\frac{5}{3} \): \[ -\frac{5}{3} = -\frac{80}{48} \] - Convert \( \frac{3}{16} \): \[ \frac{3}{16} = \frac{9}{48} \] - Convert \( \frac{3}{2} \): \[ \frac{3}{2} = \frac{72}{48} \] 5. Combine all fractions: \[ -\frac{80}{48} + \frac{9}{48} + \frac{72}{48} = \frac{-80 + 9 + 72}{48} = \frac{1}{48} \] Thus, the final answer is: \[ \frac{1}{48} \]