SOLUTION: Please help me solve this, 8/9- 5/28 Thank you.

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Question 619219: Please help me solve this,
8/9- 5/28
Thank you.
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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8/9 - 5/28
common denominator is 9*28 = 252
8/9 - 5/28 becomes:
(28*8)/252 - (9*5)/252 which becomes:
(224 - 45) / 252 which becomes:
179/252.
179/252 = .71031746
8/9 - 5/28 = .88888889 - .178571429 = .71031746
your answer is 179/252