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Can you help me solve this in simplest form 17 1/3 - 2 1/4

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We are given the following expression:


17(1)/(3)-2(1)/(4)

To solve the expression we will first rewrite the mixed fractions using the following:


m(a)/(b)=m+(a)/(b)

Rewriting the mixed fractions we get:


17(1)/(3)-2(1)/(4)=17+(1)/(3)-2-(1)/(4)

Now we associate the whole numbers and the fractions:


17+(1)/(3)-2-(1)/(4)=(17-2)+((1)/(3)-(1)/(4))

Adding the whole numbers we get:


(17-2)+((1)/(3)-(1)/(4))=15+((1)/(3)-(1)/(4))

Now we add the fractions:


15+((1)/(3)-(1)/(4))=15+(1)/(12)

Now, we rewrite it as a mixed fraction and we get:


15+(1)/(12)=15(1)/(12)

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