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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The value of $3(5313)$\$3\left(\frac 53-\frac 13\right)\$ is

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Solution

Calculating, $3
(5313)\left(\frac{5}{3}-\frac{1}{3}\right) = 3 53\cdot \frac{5}{3} - 3 13\cdot \frac{1}{3} = 5 - 1 = 4$.

Alternatively, $3
(5313)\left(\frac{5}{3}-\frac{1}{3}\right) = 3 43\cdot \frac{4}{3} =
4$.

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