How do you evaluate $12 \frac { 1} { 3} - 5\frac { 5} { 6}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-09T05:20:39

The answer is $13/2$

or $6 1/2$

First lets convert the mixed fractions into improper fractions (or whatever you want to call them) getting

$37/3$ - $-35/6$ .

To get them both to have the same denominator we can multiply the first fraction by $2/2$ to get:

$74/6$ - $35/6$ , giving us

$39/6$ , or $13/2$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-25T16:23:17

$6 1/2$

$12 1/3 - 5 5/6$

$= 7 " "+1/3-5/6" "larr$ subtract the whole numbers

$=7 (2-5)/6" "larr$ find a common denominator

$= 6 (6+2-5)/6" "larr$ convert a whole number: $1 = 6/6$

$=6 1/2" "larr$ simplify the numerator

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