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8 1/2 - 6 1/4 = ? I would like to know the anwer of thi equation becaue i’m having trouble olving it. Thank you

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Answer:

2 1/4

Explanation:

Subtract the whole numbers first:

8 - 6 = 2

To subtract the fractions, change 1/2 to 2/4 since they equal the same thing and 2/4 has the same denominator as 1/4:

2/4 - 1/4 = 1/4 <--- all we needed to do was subtract the numerators

Your final answer is 2 1/4.

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