1/2 is a half or 0.50
1/3 is a third or 0.33
a half minus a third = 0.17
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1/3
6/9 - 1/3 = 2/3 - 1/3 = 1/3
1 whole and 7 over 12
5/9-1/3 is the same as 5/9-3/9. This would then subtract out to be 2/9. (2 over 9)
-11 Pattern: Subtract 1, subtract 2, subtract 3 and so on.