how would you subtracted 8 2/3 -2 5/6?

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anonymous · Answer

First let's make them "top heavy" fractions
8 (2/3) will become 26/3
-2(5/6) will become -17/6

anonymous · Answer

now your equation should look like this:
26/3-17/6
You need to find a common denominator which is 6 in this case
52/6-17/6

dawn · Answer

oh ok, make them into an improper fraction?
so is the answer 9 5/6

anonymous · Answer

Not quite now you just do simple subtraction
52-17=35
35/6 or 5 (5/6)
make sense?

dawn · Answer

yes, the 5/6 makes sense..but what do u do with the 5 from making the improper fraction into a proper fraction

dawn · Answer

sorry been a long time since i have been in school, im trying to help my 5th grader

anonymous · Answer

ok well basically I said how many times does 6 gointo 35
5(6)=30
35-30=5
so your answer is 5(5/6)

dawn · Answer

ok, I get it now..not sure what I was doing..mixing up addition with subtraction, thank you so very much.

anonymous · Answer

No problem:)