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What is 3 over 4 minus 5 over 6?
Expressed as a proper fraction in its simplest form, 3/4 - 5/6 = -1/12 or negative one twelfth.
How do you subtract a smaller fraction by a bigger fraction?
You can subtract the bigger fraction by the smaller fraction and then put a minus sign in front of the answer.
How do you subtract improper fractions with whole numbers?
To subtract an improper fraction from a whole number, turn the whole number into a fraction with the same denominator as the improper fraction. Then minus. All whole numbers actually have a "1" as a denominator, we just don't write it (it's assumed.) E.g 10 = (10/1) 20 = (20/1) etc... to change the denominator to the same as the improper fraction, multiply the whole number (that is now a fraction over "1") by the denominator of the improper fraction. E.g Let the improper fraction be 17/4, and your real number be 20. From above, we know that 20 is the same as "20/1", with "1" as the denominator. You want this "1" to be "4", so multiply the real number by "4/4" (which is essentially multiplying by 1, so doesn't mess up how big the fraction is) 20/1 x 4/4 = 80/4. Now the denominators of both fractions are the same, you can minus the improper fraction from the whole number. i.e 80/4 - 17/4 = 63/4 Which is actually 15 3/4 .
What is 4 over 10 minus 1 over 5?
4/10 - 1/5 = 2/5 - 1/5 = 1/5
What is 7 over 8 take away 1 over 4?
It is 7/8 minus 1/4 = 5/8
