SOLUTION: what is 3/4 minus 5/12?

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Question 7589: what is 3/4 minus 5/12?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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convert the fractions so that they have the same denominator... in this example make them both 12... so 3/4 is the same as 9/12. Hopefully you are OK with this? both mathematically and common sense wise i mean.

so we now have 9/12 - 5/12

(9-5)/12
--> 4/12

which simplifies back down to 1/3

jon.