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4/3 - 1/2 What is the answer

4/3 - 1/2 What is the answer-example-1
User Rainhut
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Answer:

5/6

Explanation:

4/3-1/2

1) make the denominators the same on both fractions

8/6-3/6=?

2) subtract numerators

5/6

3) simplify

cannot simplify

User Srohde
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Answer:

5/6

Explanation:

4/3 -1/2

The first step is to get a common denominator of 6

4/3 *2/2 = 8/6

1/2 * 3/3 = 3/6

8/6 -3/6

5/6

User Luke Knepper
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