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Fractions. Subtraction with Renaming

8 wholes and 1/6 minus 3 wholes and 5/6

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Answer:

(4 11/48)

Explanation:

"8 wholes and 1/6" = (8 + (1/16))

"minus" : -

"3 wholes and 5/6" = (3 + (5/6))

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(8 + (1/16)) - (3 + (5/6))

Convert everything to a fraction with 96 as the denominator:

768/96 + 6/96 - 288/96 - 80/96

(406/96)

4 + 22/96 or 4 + 11/48

(4 11/48)

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