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Priya has a piece of string 5/6 yard long. She cuts 3/5 of string of for a craft. What is the length of the string left

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Hello There!

Priya has a piece of string which is 5/6 yard long. She cuts 3/5 of string for a project. What is the length of the string she has left?

Left is a key word for subtract.

The equation is 5/6 - 3/5 = ?


Solving

The LCD ( Least Common Denominator ) is 30

5 x 5 3 x 6
--------------- - -------------
6 x 5 5 x 6


25 18 7
-------- - -------- = -------
30 30 30
[ The denominator stays the same]

So, 5/6 - 3/5 = 7/30

Hope this helped!
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