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Can someone explain how to solve this?

Can someone explain how to solve this?-example-1
User Miguelbgouveia
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First you can't do 1-2 so you borrow from the 4 and it becomes a 3. Next you add 1/3+3/3 and it equals 4/3. Then you do 4/3-2/3 and it equals 2/3. Finally you do 3-1 and it equals 2. 2 2/3 would be your final answer.
User Lbusett
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1) make them both improper fractions
2) subtract
3) convert to a mixed number

In short answer is 2 2/3
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