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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone please walk me through subtracting these fractions?Leave answers as improper fractions. 5/3 - 5/6= 7/3 - 7/5= 9/5 - 11/10= 11/4 - 13/6 7/5 -11/10 =

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The first one is 5/6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

soory cant help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Before subtracting you should equal the denominator of both fractions.. To do this take the LCM of the denominator..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The second one is 14/15

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Third one is 7/10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Could someone walk me through it?

OpenStudy (tasreeb):

5/6 14/15 35/50 14/24 15/50

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The fourth one is 7/12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Last one is 3/10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

My answers r right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you so much everyone!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

In the first one the LCM is 6.. So in the first fraction you divide 6 by 3 and multiply the numerator. So you get it like this..\[\frac{10}{6}-\frac{5}{6}\]Likewise do the others..

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