SOLUTION: t - 2 2/3 = -5/2

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Question 355150: t - 2 2/3 = -5/2
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t - 2_2/3 = -5/2

First rewrite 2_2/3 as 8/3. It's easier working with improper fractions than mixed numbers.

We now have: t - 8/3 = -5/6.

Multiply both sides by the LCD.

LCD = 6

6t - 16 = -15

6t = -15 + 16

6t = 1

t = 1/6