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Subtract these mixed fraction and fraction.. With solution.

1. 7 2/3

- 2/5
————


2. 9 6/8

1/4
————



3. 8 9/10

2/3
————

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Answer:

Here are the solutions for subtracting the mixed fractions and fractions:

7

2

3

2

5

7

3

2

5

2

First, find a common denominator. The common denominator for 3 and 5 is 15.

7

5

3

5

2

3

5

3

=

35

15

6

15

3⋅5

7⋅5

5⋅3

2⋅3

=

15

35

15

6

Now, subtract the fractions with the same denominator:

35

6

15

=

29

15

15

35−6

=

15

29

Now, we have an improper fraction. You can express it as a mixed fraction:

1

14

15

1

15

14

So,

7

2

3

2

5

=

1

14

15

7

3

2

5

2

=1

15

14

9

6

8

1

4

9

8

6

4

1

Again, find a common denominator. The common denominator for 8 and 4 is 8.

9

8

8

1

2

4

2

=

72

8

2

8

8

9⋅8

4⋅2

1⋅2

=

8

72

8

2

Now, subtract the fractions with the same denominator:

72

2

8

=

70

8

8

72−2

=

8

70

Reduce the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:

70

÷

2

8

÷

2

=

35

4

8÷2

70÷2

=

4

35

Now, express it as a mixed fraction:

8

3

4

8

4

3

So,

9

6

8

1

4

=

8

3

4

9

8

6

4

1

=8

4

3

8 \frac{9/10 - 2/3}

First, find a common denominator for

9

10

10

9

and

2

3

3

2

. The common denominator for 10 and 3 is 30.

9

3

10

3

2

10

3

10

=

27

30

20

30

10⋅3

9⋅3

3⋅10

2⋅10

=

30

27

30

20

Now, subtract the fractions with the same denominator:

27

20

30

=

7

30

30

27−20

=

30

7

So,

8

9

10

2

3

=

8

7

30

8

10

9

3

2

=8

30

7

Explanation:

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