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What is 25 2/3 - 15 1/3 =

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Answer:

10 1/3

Explanation:

Convert mixed numbers into improper fractions (whole number × denominator + numerator)

25 2/3 and 15 1/3

25 × 3 + 2 = 75 + 2 = 77

Put the number over the same denominator

77/3

15 × 3 + 1 = 45 + 1 = 46

Put the number over the same denominator

46/3

77/3 - 46/3

They have common denominators so we can simply subtract the numerator values

77 - 46/3

31/3

To convert it back to a whole number, find how many times 3 fits into 31 evenly

It fits 10 times evenly with 1 remainding which looks like:

10 1/3

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