document.write( "Question 366548: How do you subtract large mixed numbers like, 43 5/9 - 11 23/24 ? \n" ); document.write( "
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How do you subtract large mixed numbers like, 43 5/9 - 11 23/24 ?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "43 5/9 = 43 * 9/9 + 5/9 = 387/9 + 5/9 = 392/9
\n" ); document.write( "9 is not the same denominator as 24
\n" ); document.write( "3 * 24 = 72, 72 = 8 * 9
\n" ); document.write( "392/9 * 8/8 = 3136/72
\n" ); document.write( "11 23/24 = 11 * 24/24 + 23/24 = 264/24 + 23/24 = 287/24
\n" ); document.write( "287/24 * 3/3 = 861/72
\n" ); document.write( "3136/72 - 861/72 = 2275/72
\n" ); document.write( "72 is 8 * 9 and is only divisible by 2's and 3's
\n" ); document.write( "2275 is not divisible by 2 or 3
\n" ); document.write( "so 2275/72 can not be simplified, but it can be turned into a mixed number
\n" ); document.write( "31 * 72 = 2232
\n" ); document.write( "2275 - 2232 = 43
\n" ); document.write( "2275/72 = 31 43/72\r
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