What is ten and three sevenths minus five and one half?

Answer 1

Get a common denominator (14), so you have (10 6/14 ) - (5 7/14). Since 7/14 > 6/14, borrow a 1 from the 10:

1 = 14/14, so you have (9 20/14) - (5 7/14). Subtract the fractions and subtract the whole numbers: 413/14