The least common denominator of five sixths and one fourth is: 12.
The least common denominator of three fourths and five sixths is twelve.
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The LCD of 5/8 and 5/6 is 24.
To subtract fractions, find a common denominator. The common denominator of 6 and 8 is 24. Therefore, five sixths is equivalent to twenty-fours sixths, and five eighths is equivalent to twenty-four eighths. Subtracting twenty-four eighths from twenty-four sixths gives an answer of three twenty-fourths.
Denominator of seven eights, ie of fifty six is 1. The denominator of five sixths is 6 so the common denominator is 6.
The least common denominator of five sixths and one fourth is: 12.
The least common denominator of three fourths and five sixths is twelve.
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18...i guess :P
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The LCD of 5/8 and 5/6 is 24.
To subtract fractions, find a common denominator. The common denominator of 6 and 8 is 24. Therefore, five sixths is equivalent to twenty-fours sixths, and five eighths is equivalent to twenty-four eighths. Subtracting twenty-four eighths from twenty-four sixths gives an answer of three twenty-fourths.
One sixth. As the denominator (bottom number) is the same on both sides, simply take four away from five, and keep the denominator the same.
To find out how many sixths are in 2 and five-sixths, we first convert 2 to a fraction with a common denominator of 6, which is 12/6. Adding this to five-sixths gives us 17/6. To simplify, we divide 17 by 6, which equals 2 with a remainder of 5. Therefore, there are 2 whole sixths in 2 and five-sixths.