How do you simplify $3 \frac{5}{9} - 2 \frac{11}{12}$ $3 5/9 - 2 11/12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-13T12:10:52

By some arrangement, it is $\frac{23}{36}$ $23/36$

Your equation is

$\frac{27 + 5}{9} - \frac{24 + 11}{12}$ $(27+5)/9 - (24+11)/12$

$\frac{32}{9} - \frac{35}{12}$ $32/9 - 35/12$

Enlarge the first term with 12 and the second term with 9 to get a common number:

$\frac{32 \times 12}{9 \times 12} - \frac{35 \times 9}{12 \times 9}$ $(32times12)/(9times12) - (35times9)/(12times9)$

$= \frac{384}{108} - \frac{315}{108}$ $=384/108 - 315/108$

$= \frac{384 - 315}{108}$ $=(384-315)/108$

$= \frac{69}{108}$ $=69/108$

You can divide by 3 to get

$= \frac{23}{36}$ $=23/36$

Your answer is $\frac{23}{36}$ $23/36$

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