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this is my sons homework it is supposed to be same format as the shown example amd I don't understand. help

this is my sons homework it is supposed to be same format as the shown example amd-example-1
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4(3)/(4)-2(5)/(6)

We will first convert to improper fraction


=(19)/(4)-(17)/(6)

Change 19/4 and 17/4 to an equivalent session, so that they can have the same denominator


=(57)/(12)-(34)/(12)
=(23)/(12)
=1(11)/(12)

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