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What is 3 1/3 - 1 2/3 with showing the work
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What is 3 1/3 - 1 2/3 with showing the work
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The previous helper was correct.
Another way to do this (which I think is faster) would be to convert both 3 1/3 and 1 2/3 into improper fractions: 10/3 and 5/3.
Then find (10/3) - (5/3).
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Answer is: 1 2/3
Rewriting our equation with parts separated
=3+
1/3−1−
2/3
Solving the whole number parts
3−1=2
Solving the fraction parts
1/3
−
2/3
=−
1/3
Combining the whole and fraction parts
2−
1/3
=1
2/3
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