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What is the answer to 3 4/6 - 1 5/6

User Pronebird
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the best way to answer this question is to first combine the mix fraction into an improper fraction

3 4/6 - 1 5/6 is the same as 22/6 -11/6

now subtract...

22/6 - 11/6 = 11/6

Now simplify...

1 5/6

Hope that helps!
User MikePatel
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3 4/6 - 1 5/6
3 2/3 - 1 5/6
11/3 - 1 5/6
11/3 - 11/6
22/6 - 11/6
(22-11) / 6
11/6

The answer is: 11/6 or 1.8333.
User Ygrichman
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