Question

What is 4 1/3 minus 2 3/4

Answer 1

what you are asking is

`4 (1)/(3) -2 (3)/(4)`
we need to make the fractions improper now,

`(13)/(3) - (11)/(4)`
now we need common denominators:

`(52)/(12) - (33)/(12)`
we get

`(19)/(12)`
OR

`1 (7)/(12)`