1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\left(\frac{3}{5} - \frac{2}{5} + \frac{1}{4}\right) \div \frac{1}{6}$$ and then evaluate $$\frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{4}$$, $$\frac{9}{20} \div \frac{1}{6}$$, and $$\frac{20}{9} \times \frac{6}{1}$$.
2. **Simplify inside the parentheses:**
$$\frac{3}{5} - \frac{2}{5} = \frac{3-2}{5} = \frac{1}{5}$$
3. **Add $$\frac{1}{5}$$ and $$\frac{1}{4}$$:**
Find common denominator 20:
$$\frac{1}{5} = \frac{4}{20}, \quad \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{20}$$
$$\frac{4}{20} + \frac{5}{20} = \frac{9}{20}$$
4. **Divide by $$\frac{1}{6}$$:**
Dividing by a fraction is multiplying by its reciprocal:
$$\frac{9}{20} \div \frac{1}{6} = \frac{9}{20} \times \frac{6}{1}$$
5. **Multiply fractions:**
$$\frac{9}{20} \times \frac{6}{1} = \frac{9 \times 6}{20 \times 1} = \frac{54}{20}$$
6. **Simplify $$\frac{54}{20}$$:**
Divide numerator and denominator by 2:
$$\frac{\cancel{54}^{27}}{\cancel{20}^{10}} = \frac{27}{10}$$
7. **Evaluate $$\frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{4}$$ separately:**
As in step 3, the sum is $$\frac{9}{20}$$.
8. **Evaluate $$\frac{9}{20} \div \frac{1}{6}$$ separately:**
As in step 4, this equals $$\frac{27}{10}$$.
9. **Evaluate $$\frac{20}{9} \times \frac{6}{1}$$ separately:**
Multiply numerators and denominators:
$$\frac{20 \times 6}{9 \times 1} = \frac{120}{9}$$
Simplify by dividing numerator and denominator by 3:
$$\frac{\cancel{120}^{40}}{\cancel{9}^{3}} = \frac{40}{3}$$
**Final answers:**
- $$\left(\frac{3}{5} - \frac{2}{5} + \frac{1}{4}\right) \div \frac{1}{6} = \frac{27}{10}$$
- $$\frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{9}{20}$$
- $$\frac{9}{20} \div \frac{1}{6} = \frac{27}{10}$$
- $$\frac{20}{9} \times \frac{6}{1} = \frac{40}{3}$$
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