Question

3 5/9 – 1 3/9

A. 4 2/9
B. 4 1/9
C. 2 1/9
D. 2 2/9

Answer 1

You have 3 (integer) in the first and 1(integer) in the second, what can you do with them?

Answer 2

i don't know i am terribly bad at math

Answer 3

Think like if you had 3 things and a bit more, and you take 1 of them and a little bit more, but less than the bit you had first. How many things will you have?

Answer 4

Well you first have to learn how to convert \(3 {5 \over 9 } \) to a fraction.

Answer 5

Here we have 3 and 5/9

Answer 6

lets look at the "3" first

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

we need to change "3" to \(? \over 9\)

Answer 9

well 1 is the same as \(9 \over 9 \)

Answer 10

would you agree with that?

Answer 11

Yes

Answer 12

so 2 would be 18/9

Answer 13

do you see how I got that?

Answer 14

you divided..?

Answer 15

no