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3 2/5-1 1/4=perform the indicated operation and write as a mixed number in simplified form.

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Rewriting the number as improper fraction;

(17)/(5) - (5)/(4)
LCM is 20;

(68-25)/(20)
=
(43)/(20)
=2
(3)/(20)
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