What is three and one third minus two and three fourth?

Answer 1

1 3/4 - 2/3

To get this answer you need to have a common denominator. In this case the lowest common denominator is 12. So...

1 9/12 - 8/12 = 1 1/12

You can check this by using decimals if you want

1.75 - 0.666666 = 1.0833

and 1 divided by 12 is .0833

Answer 2

In order to answer this question, we first need to make sure that both numbers have the same denominator. This can be done by multiplying top and bottom of the first equation by 4 to get 8/12. You also then need to multiply top and bottom of the second equation by 3 to get 9/12. If you ignore the units for a second, 8/12 - 9/12 = -1/12. Thus the question is 1 - 1/12, which is 11/12. Therefore one and two thirds minus three fourths is 11/12

Answer 3

First of all make it an improper fraction.

Three and one third would be the same as 10/3.

Two and three fourths is the same as writing 11/4.

The next stage is to make both of the denominators common. The lowest common multiple of 3 and 4 is 12.

Therefore your improper fractions become 40/12 and 33/12, then simply subtract them, which leads to 7/12.

Mathew

Answer 4

Expressed as a proper fraction in its simplest form, 3 1/3 - 2 3/4 = 7/12 or seven twelfths. Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to 0.583 recurring (that is, 0.583333...)

Answer 5

2 and 1/12