3 1/2=3 3/6=2 6/6+1 5/6=1 1/6 is the final answer - 1 5/6=1 5/6
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Same as for addition. Mainly, you have to convert the fractions to equivalent fractions that have the same denominator. After that, it is easy: just subtract the numerators and put the result on top of the common denominator.
Take one of the fractions. Multiply its numerator and denominator by any integer greater than 1. The result will be a fraction with is equivalent to the fraction that you started with but no longer similar to the other fraction.
Example 7/9 - 2/5 1. Make denominators the same (they're the bottom bits) 7/9*5/5 = 35/45 2/5*9/9 = 18/45 2. Now they're the same 35/45 - 18/45 = 17/45
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I'll make up an example problem; 2 3/5 - 1 1/4. First get your terms into fraction form 2 3/5 = 13/5 and 1 1/4 = 5/4 so our problem becomes 13/5-5/4 next find the least common denominator ( in this case 20 ) 52/20 - 25/20 = 27/20 then simplify 27/20 = 1 7/20