Question

What is the difference?
1/6 - 5/8



A. - 19/24


B. - 11/24


C. 11/24

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D.
2

Answer 1

@rebeccaxhawaii @AlexandervonHumboldt2

Answer 2

1st find a gcf
gcf of 6 and 8

Answer 3

24

Answer 4

It's LCD for this.

Answer 5

Yes, 24

Answer 6

Good 24 works
Now just put the two numbers on top of 24 :)
\[\huge~\rm~\frac{ 4-15 }{ 24 }\]

Answer 7

11/24

Answer 8

C ?

Answer 9

Remember it's 4 - 15 not 15 - 4

Answer 10

Yes, that's right

Answer 11

-11

Answer 12

Just remember that when the second number in subtraction is larger than the first, it will be negative.

i.e. 2 - 5 = -3

Answer 13

-9/11

Answer 14

-11/24