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Please explain: 8/9 - 4/6

User Isidor
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Answer:

Explanation:

ok so basically you want to turn 8/9 and 4/6 into decimals. When your done turning them into decimals subtract them.


you can also simplify the fractions and then subtract them!

Sorry tried my best hope this helps! :)

User Campfire
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Answer:

To subtract the two mixed numbers, we need to convert both mixed numbers to improper fractions.

So,

8/9 = 72/81 (by multiplying both numerator and denominator by 9)

and

4/6 = 40/60 = 2/3 (by multiplying both numerator and denominator by 10/10)

So,

72/81 - 2/3 = (72 * 3 - 2 * 81) / (81 * 3) = (216 - 162) / 243 = 54/243.

So,

8/9 - 4/6 = 54/243.

User Falukky
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