SOLUTION: What is (64/3)-4

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Question 647334: What is (64/3)-4
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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you can do it this way:
%2864%2F3%29-4.............write fraction %2864%2F3%29 as a decimal number
=21.33-4

=17.33

or, this way:
%2864%2F3%29-4.......write whole number 4 as a fraction with denominator 3
%2864%2F3%29-4%2A3%2F3
64%2F3-12%2F3
%2864-12%29%2F3
52%2F3..now, mixed number
17%281%2F3%29........write mixed number 17%281%2F3%29 as a decimal number to see if the result is same
17%281%2F3%29=17%2B1%2F3=17%2B0.33=17.33...as you can see, we got same result as before