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You can put this solution on YOUR website! 7
-4 2/3 CHANGE THE 7 TO 6 3/3 THEN SUBTRACT THE FRACTIONS AND THE WHOLE NUMBERS THUS
6 3/3
-4 2/3
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2 1/3
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7=6 3/3 because 3/3=1 & 6+1=7
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7 also = 6 7/7 if you were working with fractions with 7 in the denominator
again 6+7/7=6+1=7
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7 also = 6 35/35 if you were working with fractions with 35 in the denominator
again 7=6+35/35=6+1=7
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