seventy-eleven and a half
three and five sixths
31/48
4 over 7
8 and 3/6 minus 6 and 5/6 = 5/3
1 and 11/12
1 and one half
2 minus five sixths is 1 1/6.
5/6 minus 3/12 is 7/12
2
Three fourths minus three sixths equals one fourth
You have to convert your fractions so that they are all the same. In this case, we can use sixths. So two and three sixths (two and a half), minus one and four sixths (one and two thirds), would equal five sixths. Another way to do it is to convert the whole numbers to sixths as well. Fifteen sixths minus ten sixths equals five sixths.