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Find the difference 4/7 - 3/6

User DJohnson
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Turn them both into %

Divide top by bottom and x 100

4/7 (x100) 57.14

3/6 (x100) = 50.00

So 7.14
User Jibin Balachandran
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To find the difference, subtract.
Here are the steps to solve:
=
(4)/(7) - (3)/(6)
=
(4)/(7) + (-3)/(6)
=
(4)/(7) + (-1)/(2)
=
(8)/(14) + (-7)/(14)
=
(8+-7)/(14)

= (1)/(14)

User Otterb
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