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Algebra.Com's Answer #114810 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Change your mixed numbers to fractions.
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\n" ); document.write( "1 7/12=19/12
\n" ); document.write( "3 5/12 - 1 7/12 = 41/12-19/12
\n" ); document.write( "Same denominator, you can subtract.
\n" ); document.write( "3 5/12 - 1 7/12 = 41/12-19/12
\n" ); document.write( "3 5/12 - 1 7/12 = (41-19)/12
\n" ); document.write( "3 5/12 - 1 7/12 = 22/12
\n" ); document.write( "3 5/12 - 1 7/12 = (2*11)/(2*6)
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\n" ); document.write( "3 5/12 - 1 7/12 = 1 5/6\r
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