Sunday, February 12, 2012

Subtracting Mixed Numbers with like Denominator

For example: 5 6/8 - 3 3/8

Step 1: Deal with fraction.
6/8 - 3/8 = 3/8

Step 2: Deal with whole numbers.
5 - 3 = 2

Step 3: Combine the fraction and the whole number.
2 3/8

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