## juciystar234 Group Title Need help subtracting fractions (fractions below) one year ago one year ago

1. juciystar234 Group Title

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2. juciystar234 Group Title

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3. ifunfrank Group Title

make them into an improper fraction first

4. juciystar234 Group Title

so like I did kinda?

5. ifunfrank Group Title

no. make them improper fractions by taking away the whole number. So the first mixed number would turn into 46/3 and the second one would turn into 19/2

6. juciystar234 Group Title

Ok hod on

7. juciystar234 Group Title

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8. ifunfrank Group Title

yeah! :) Do you know how did i converted them from mixed to improper though? :o

9. ifunfrank Group Title

*convert

10. juciystar234 Group Title

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11. juciystar234 Group Title

Yes I actually did that myself I didn't see your answers til' I finished :)

12. ifunfrank Group Title

exactly! now just subtract the numerators and turn it back into a mixed number :)

13. juciystar234 Group Title

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14. juciystar234 Group Title

Right?

15. ifunfrank Group Title

okay, now turn it back to a mixed number if it's asked :)

16. juciystar234 Group Title

No it's not asked. So I would leave it like that?

17. juciystar234 Group Title

6 35/6

18. ifunfrank Group Title

ummm, i guess you should turn it back into a mixed number since the problem was given to you as a mixed number

19. ifunfrank Group Title

mmm, no. the your answer for the mixed number is incorrect

20. juciystar234 Group Title

oh thanks

21. ifunfrank Group Title

your final answer would be $5 \frac{ 5 }{ 6}$

22. petewe Group Title

or, just ignore the fraction first, add the whole numbers then add the fractions.

23. juciystar234 Group Title

um okk........

24. petewe Group Title

converting them to improper form is unnecessary and tedious. just do (15-9) + [(1/3) - (1/2)]

25. petewe Group Title

Algebraically, you can say: let a = first constant let b = first fraction let c = second constant let d = second fraction (a-c) + (b-d)

26. juciystar234 Group Title

ok but wouldn't you have to make 1/3 and 1/2 make the denominators 6