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Simplify
3 2/3 - 2 3/4 =

User Eculeus
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Answer: 11/12

Explanation:

1. To solve this problem you can transform the mixed numbers given in the problem to fractions, as you can see below:

3 2/3=(3*3+2)/3=11/3

2 3/4=(4*2+3)/4=11/4

2. Now you must make the substraction of the fraction:

11/3-11/4=11/12

3. Therefore, the answer is 11/12

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