How do you subtract and simplify #9-5 1/3#?
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Explanation:
Before we do any calculations, we need to make the fractions into the same form. As we have a whole number and and a mixed number, we can do this by turning both into improper (top-heavy) fractions.
We multiply the 9 by 3 as there are 3 thirds in a whole unit and 9 whole units.
Same as before, but this time there are 5 whole units. Then we add on the one third from before.
So now we are taking away
#16/3# from#27/3# which can be done by putting it all over 3 and doing a simple subtraction. We can only do this when the denominator (bottom part of the fraction) for both fractions are the same.
Then we just turn it into a mixed number again by seeing how many times 3 fits into 11 (so how many whole units there will be) then taking the remainder as our numerator (top part of the fraction).
Hope this helps; let me know if I can do anything else:)