Question

Can you help me solve this in simplest form 17 1/3 - 2 1/4

Answer 1

We are given the following expression:

`17(1)/(3)-2(1)/(4)`

To solve the expression we will first rewrite the mixed fractions using the following:

`m(a)/(b)=m+(a)/(b)`

Rewriting the mixed fractions we get:

`17(1)/(3)-2(1)/(4)=17+(1)/(3)-2-(1)/(4)`

Now we associate the whole numbers and the fractions:

`17+(1)/(3)-2-(1)/(4)=(17-2)+((1)/(3)-(1)/(4))`

Adding the whole numbers we get:

`(17-2)+((1)/(3)-(1)/(4))=15+((1)/(3)-(1)/(4))`

Now we add the fractions:

`15+((1)/(3)-(1)/(4))=15+(1)/(12)`

Now, we rewrite it as a mixed fraction and we get:

`15+(1)/(12)=15(1)/(12)`