SOLUTION: what is 1 minus 9/16?

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Question 7592: what is 1 minus 9/16?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is 1 cake less 9/16 of the cake?

1 whole is 16/16, so mathematically we have 16/16 - 9/16, which is

(16-9)/16
--> 7/16

jon.