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Write 17/7 - 5/3 in simplest form?

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( 17 )/( 7 ) - ( 5 )/( 3 ) = ( 17 \cdot 3 )/( 7 \cdot 3 ) - ( 5 \cdot 7 )/( 3 \cdot 7) = ( 51 )/( 21 ) - ( 35 )/( 21 )\\\\=( 51 - 35 )/( 21 ) = \huge{\boxed{( 16 )/( 21 )}}
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