Question

How would i calculate 1.9 minus 11/12?

Answer 1

The solution for
`\bold{1.9-(11)/(12)}` is 0.9833.

Solution:

To calculate
`1.9-(11)/(12)`, carry out the following steps ,

By converting the decimal 1.9 to fraction
`(19)/(10)`, the given can be written as,
`(19)/(10)-(11)/(12)`

By taking LCM for denominators 10 and 12 we get 60.

By multiply 19 with 6 and 11 with 5 we get both the denominator as 60.

`\left((19 * 6)/(10)\right)-\left((11 * 5)/(12)\right)=\left((114)/(60)\right)-\left((55)/(60)\right)`

Since the denominators are same, we can subtract 55 from 114 we get
`(59)/(60)`.

By dividing 59 by 60, we get
`(59)/(60) =0.9833`

Answer 2

59/ 60

Explanation:

1.9 can be expressed as 19/10

Thus, our equation becomes

19/10 -11/12.

This becomes (228 -110) / 120

= 118 / 120

Simplify by 2 to get

59/60