SOLUTION: 5 and 2/3-3 and 4/5

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Question 295490: 5 and 2/3-3 and 4/5
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 and 2/3-3 and 4/5
Change to fractions, not mixed numbers
(17/3) - (19/5)
Get a common denominator, = 3*5
(85/15) - (57/15)
= (85-57)/15
= 28/15
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You can call it 1 13/15, but there's no advantage to that.