Is $5 1/3 -3 9/18$ equal to $2 5/6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-26T19:31:56

No, assuming I read your question correctly. It was a little confusing.

$5 1/3 = 16/3$

$-3 9/18 = -7/2$

so

$16/3 - 7/2 = ((16xx2) - (7xx3))/(3xx2) = (32-21)/6 = 11/6$

$11/6$ as a mixed number form is $1 5/6$ .

Answer 2 · 2018-02-16T14:14:17

Th answer is $1 5/6$ and not $2 5/6$

$5 1/3-3 9/18" "larr$ can be simplified

$5 1/3 -2 1/2$

$=2 (?-?)/6" "larr$ subtract the whole numbers and find LCD

$= 2 (2-3)/6" "larr$ find equivalent fractions

$= 2 (-1)/6$

$= 1 5/6$

Therefore the answer $2 5/6$ is not correct.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~another method
$= 2 (2-3)/6$

$= 1 (6+2-3)/6" "larr1 = 6/6$

$= 1 5/6$

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