SOLUTION: By how much is the sum of 7/8 and 1/9 greater than 5/6?

SOLUTION: By how much is the sum of 7/8 and 1/9 greater than 5/6?

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Question 1065255: By how much is the sum of 7/8 and 1/9 greater than 5/6?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Common denominators of 8.9,6 are 72
so (7/8)+(1/9)=(71/72)
5/6=60/72
It is greater by 11/72, since I can subtract directly with the same denominator in each term.
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