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A chef had 2 1/3 heads of lettuce she used 2/3 of lettuce to Mack a salad how many heads of lettuce does she have left?

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Answer: 1 2/3

Step-by-step explanation: All you need to do is 2 1/3- 2/3. Since you can’t do 1-2 you need to borrow from the 2, so make the 2 a 1 and make the 1 a 4 so now your equation is: 1 4/3 - 2/3. So ignore the 3 and do regular fraction subtraction and you get 1 2/3.

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