Expressed as a proper fraction in its simplest form, 5/6 - 3/4 = 1/12 or one twelfth.
seventy-eleven and a half
three and five sixths
8 and 3/6 minus 6 and 5/6 = 5/3
To subtract one third from five sixths, you first need a common denominator. The common denominator for 6 and 3 is 6. Five sixths remains the same, while one third can be converted to two sixths. Therefore, five sixths minus two sixths equals three sixths, which simplifies to one half.
1 and one half
Five sixths is the bigger fraction.
You change five sixths into ten twelfths and three quarters into nine twelfths. Then you subtract the nine twelfths from the ten twelfths, which equals one twelfth.
seventy-eleven and a half
three and five sixths
12
4 over 7
31/48
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