Question

how do you subtract mixed fractions with different denominators?

Answer 1

you mean like 1x/2 and 2x/3?

Answer 2

like this...
8 and 1/4 subtracted by 2 and 2/3.

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

ok
1/4 can be multiplied to 3/12 and 2/3 can be multiplied to 8/12 see now they have same denominator and ur problem is 8 and 3/12 minused by 2 and 8/12

Answer 5

so u get 5 and 5/12

Answer 6

what about in simplest form?

Answer 7

you cant reduce 12 and 5

Answer 8

they have to be able to be devided by a common number

Answer 9

8 1/4
2 2/3 get like denoms

Answer 10

truee.

Answer 11

8 3/12 <- borrow one from 8; borrow(12/12)
2 8/12
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7 15/12
2 8/12
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5 7/12

Answer 12

if you had 6/12 then u cld make 1/2 but u cant devide 5 by anything but 5 and 1 and 12 is devisable by 5

Answer 13

oh. wow.

Answer 14

hahaha god i failed earlier didnt i on fraction part tho

Answer 15

?? are you sure thats right. haha

Answer 16

yes amistre is correct

Answer 17

im sure mines right lol

Answer 18

AMISTRE IS GOD OF OPEN STUDY

Answer 19

5 and 5/12

Answer 20

no 5 7/12

Answer 21

okay

Answer 22

thank you

Answer 23

np

Answer 24

yw :)

Answer 25

so...what grade are you in if you are in school amistre64 ?

Answer 26

35th grade if i was still in school :)

Answer 27

wow. haha

Answer 28

age - 5 is a rough estimate for grade

Answer 29

hold on. I am going to make a picture in paint of my next problem. :) I feel so happy, and excited to have this amazing website. xDDD

Answer 30

:)

Answer 31

aw, it didn't work. :(

Answer 32

save as jpeg

Answer 33

i know. im good with tech things. :) just not math. haha

Answer 34

still won't work. :p

Answer 35

you sure you made that with paint?

Answer 36

yeah.

Answer 37

wtf is that xDD

Answer 38

its a pic i drew for another person to help them with angles and such

Answer 39

ugh. I hate angles. I don't even know what a 64 degree angle looks like. more on my math homework. :(