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$$\frac{6}{{5 - \frac{5}{3}}} \div \frac{{4 - \frac{2}{{4 - \frac{1}{2}}}}}{{5 - \frac{3}{2}}} - \frac{2}{5}\,$$     $$\text{of}$$ $$\left\{ {\frac{6}{9} + \frac{2}{3}{\text{ of }}\frac{1}{2}} \right\}$$   $$ = ?$$

A. $$1\frac{1}{3}$$

B. $$2\frac{{13}}{{49}}$$

C. $$1\frac{7}{{16}}$$

D. $$2\frac{3}{5}$$

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Given expression,}} \cr & \frac{6}{{5 - \frac{5}{3}}} \div \frac{{4 - \frac{2}{{4 - \frac{1}{2}}}}}{{5 - \frac{3}{2}}} - \frac{2}{5}\, \times \,\left\{ {\frac{6}{9} + \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{1}{2}} \right\}{\text{ }} \cr & = \frac{6}{{\left( {\frac{{10}}{3}} \right)}} \div \frac{{4 - \frac{2}{{\left( {\frac{7}{2}} \right)}}}}{{\left( {\frac{7}{2}} \right)}} - \frac{2}{5}\, \times \,\left\{ {\frac{6}{9} + \frac{1}{3}} \right\} \cr & = \frac{{6 \times 3}}{{10}} \div \frac{{4 - \frac{{2 \times 2}}{7}}}{{\left( {\frac{7}{2}} \right)}} - \frac{2}{5} \times 1 \cr & = \frac{9}{5} \div \frac{{\left( {4 - \frac{4}{7}} \right)}}{{\left( {\frac{7}{2}} \right)}} - \frac{2}{5} \cr & = \frac{9}{5} \div \left( {\frac{{24}}{7} \times \frac{2}{7}} \right) - \frac{2}{5} \cr & = \frac{9}{5} \times \frac{{49}}{{48}} - \frac{2}{5} \cr & = \frac{{147}}{{80}} - \frac{2}{5} \cr & = \frac{{147 - 32}}{{80}} \cr & = \frac{{115}}{{80}} \cr & = \frac{{23}}{{16}} \cr & = 1\frac{7}{{16}} \cr} $$

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