11 5/9 - 4 2/3 =7 8/9
Firstly, do 11 minus 4 = 7. So, now we have 7 and two ninths, minus five ninths. Much easier, 6 and 6 ninths.
5/9 minus 2/3 equals -1/9
-8 and 2/9
To compare five ninths (5/9) and two thirds (2/3), we can convert them to a common denominator. The equivalent fraction for two thirds with a denominator of nine is six ninths (6/9). Since five ninths (5/9) is less than six ninths (6/9), five ninths is smaller than two thirds. Thus, five ninths is not bigger than two thirds.
Five and four-ninths
There is one third in five ninths, with a remainder of two ninths. Six ninths would be equal to two thirds.
One whole is nine ninths. Nine ninths minus four ninths equals five ninths.
1 third = 3 ninths, 3 ninths - 2 ninths = 1 ninth.
five-ninths, 5 _ 9
five ninths
2/9
One and two ninths