SOLUTION: 6 1/5- 3 1/4=

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Question 673874: 6 1/5- 3 1/4=
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Two options
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Option 1
Convert to improper fractions and subtract
6 1%2F5 = 5*6=30+1 = 31, so 31/5
3 1%2F4 = 4*3=12+1 = 13, so 13/4
Create a common denominator

Converting to a mixed fraction
219%2F20
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Option 2
6 1%2F5
-3 1%2F4
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6 %281%2F5%29%284%2F4%29+=+4%2F20
-3 %281%2F4%29%285%2F5%29+=+5%2F20
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Borrow from the six
5cross%286%29%284%2F20%29%2B%2820%2F20%29+=+24%2F20
-3 5%2F20
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2 19%2F20
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