SOLUTION: 5/9-2/9

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Question 73636: 5/9-2/9
Answer by DoubleG(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can subtract the numerator if the denominators are the same. So subtract 5 by 2, and keep 9 as the denominator, and reduce.
5/9-2/9 = 3/9 = 1/3