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We are given the problem 8 5/6 - 4 1/4
Your answer would be 4 7/12
First, we subtract 4 from 8 and get a difference of 4.
Then we have to subtract 1/4 from 5/6.
We have to find a common denominator.
We can get 10/12-3/12=7/12
Then, we add 4+7/12 and we get 4 7/12.