SOLUTION: Can someone help me with this problem. I know that it is simple but I have drawn a blank. And, can the steps be broken down so that I can understand other problems that may be simi
Question 162655: Can someone help me with this problem. I know that it is simple but I have drawn a blank. And, can the steps be broken down so that I can understand other problems that may be similiar in the future.
5 and 3/4-2 and 2/5 Found 2 solutions by eperette, ankor@dixie-net.com:Answer by eperette(173) (Show Source):
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Convert both fractions to improper fractions. Multiply the whole number times the
denominator and add the numerator -
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They need to have a common denominator, 20 is a multiple of both denominators
20/4 = 5 and 20/5 = 4, so we have
5* - 4*
which is - =
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Convert this to a mixed number, divide 20 into 67, the remainder is the fraction
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