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three and five sixths
Two fifths is six fifteenths. Eleven fifteenths minus six fifteenths is five fifteenths, which is also one third.
Oneand one sixth is six sixths (one in total) plus one sixth - or seven sixths. So seven sixths minus 5 sixths is 2 sixths which can also be expressed as one third.
5/6 minus 7/12 is 1/4.
7/18 minus 5/6 is -4/9
2 minus five sixths is 1 1/6.
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7 1/3 minus 5 5/6 is 1 1/2
We convert to fifteenths which gives six fifteenths minus five fifteenths, so the answer is one fifteenth.
5 minus 5 sixths is 4 and one sixth.