Apologies for the mistake. Let's go through the expression again to find the correct sum:
Given expression: 1/4 - 0.5 + 1/2 - 0.25 + 3/5 + 0.4
To find the sum, let's first convert the decimals to fractions:
0.5 = 1/2
0.25 = 1/4
0.4 = 2/5
Now, let's rewrite the expression with fractions:
1/4 - 1/2 + 1/2 - 1/4 + 3/5 + 2/5
To simplify the expression, we can combine like terms:
(1/4 - 1/4) + (1/2 + 1/2) + (3/5 + 2/5)
The first set of parentheses simplifies to 0:
0 + 1/2 + 3/5 + 2/5
Next, let's find a common denominator for the fractions with denominators of 2 and 5, which is 10:
1/2 can be written as 5/10: 5/10
3/5 remains the same: 3/5
2/5 remains the same: 2/5
Now, let's rewrite the simplified expression with the common denominator:
5/10 + 3/5 + 2/5
Adding the numerators: 5 + 3 + 2 = 10.
The denominator remains the same: 10.
So, the correct sum of the given expression is 10/10, which simplifies to 1.
Therefore, the sum of the given expression is 1.