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2/9 - 1/3 in simplest form please.

User Windweller
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Well to find this answer, we will have to find a common denominator for each fraction so it will be easier to subtract.
9 is a common denominator for both numbers since both denominators, 9 and 3, can go into 9. We don't have to change 2/9, but we will have to change 1/3.
Multiply 1 and 3 by 3 to get our new fraction 3/9.
2/9-3/9= -1/9
So our answer would be - 1/9. Hope I helped!
User Ahmad Ibrahim
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-1/9 because u have to find a common denominator then subtract
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