SOLUTION: (9 1/2)-(7 2/5)

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Question 833591: (9 1/2)-(7 2/5)

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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(9 1/2)-(7 2/5)
Two ways to do it:

First way:  Put the second under the first, get least
common denominator then subtract whole parts and fraction
parts.   That's the best way:




Here's the other way:

%289%261%2F2%29-%287%262%2F5%29 %22%22=%22%22 19%2F2%22%22-%22%2237%2F5 %22%22=%22%22 %2819%2A5%29%2F%282%2A5%29%22%22-%22%22%2837%2A2%29%2F%285%2A2%29 %22%22=%22%22 95%2F10%22%22-%22%2274%2F10 %22%22=%22%22 21%2F10%22%22=%22%222%261%2F10

Edwin