7 4/6 - 2 3/6 subtracting mixed numbers?

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The answer is 5 1/6. You need to take the whole numbers and then the top number and don't do anything to the bottom number.

Narfanator answered Oct 9, 2017

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Since they both have the same denominator it's just straight subtraction...

7 4/6
- 2 3/6
_________
5 1/6

Cltsang answered Oct 13, 2017

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