Question

Hello. I'm trying to get someone to provide a break down of how you get 1 1/6 as the answer for subtracting 2/3 yards of fabric from 3 1/2 yards.

Answer 1

3(1/2) yards wil be 7/2 yards
now 7/2 - 2/3
take lcm
and subtract the numerators

Answer 2

How do you get 1 1/6 from that?

Answer 3

you dont get that answer

Answer 4

well you should because when you do 7/2 - 2/3, you should get some number close to 2

Answer 5

7/2 - 2/3
lcm of 2,3 = 6
7(3) - 2(2)/ 6 = 21-4/6
17/6
write 17/6 in mixed form