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What is 19/20 minus 11/20??????

User Anisah
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Answer:

19/20-11/20 is 8/20, or 2/5 in simplest form.

Explanation:

These are both like terms already, so you can just subtract: 19-11=8

Then, since they both have the same denominator, you will just take 8 and put it over 20, like so: 8/20

However, this fraction can be simplified.

The GCF of these two numbers is 4. So, 8÷4=2 and 20÷4=5

So, 2 is the numerator and 5 is the denominator, meaning that you would have 2/5 as your answer.

User Howard Hee
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(19)/(20)-(11)/(20)=(19-11)/(20)=\boxed{(8)/(20)=(8:4)/(20:4)=(2)/(5)}
User Dane I
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