SOLUTION: how do you subtract a proper fraction and an improper fration

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Question 253566: how do you subtract a proper fraction and an improper fration
Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose we have the problem:

step 1 - get a common denominator. IN this case it is 4.
step 2 - change your numerators. We get

step 3 - subtract across the top to get

step 4 - turn into mixed number as
2 and 3/4
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