Basic Arithmetic : Subtraction with Fractions

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Example Questions

Example Question #41 : Operations With Fractions

Subtract these fractions:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this we need to first find common denominators. We do that by multiplying the first fraction by 3 over 3 and the second fraction by 7 over 7.

Subtract the numerators of these fractions to get the final answer.

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