Look at just the underline words: by how much does the difference between 9 and 3(4/5) exceed the difference between 1(4/25) and 4/5? So we subtract 9-3(4/5}}} 9-12/5 45/5-12/5 33/5 Replace those underlined words by 33/5 by how much does 33/5 exceed the difference between 1(4/25) and 4/5? Look at just the underline words: So we subtract 1(4/5)-4/5 4/5-4/5 0 Replace the underlined words by 0 by how much does 33/5 exceed 0? Any number exceeds zero by itself! Answer 33/5 Edwin
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