How do you simplify $\frac{3}{6} - \frac{2}{3}$ $3/6-2/3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-12T14:25:34

$- \frac{1}{6}$ $-1/6$

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Before subtracting fractions they must have a $common denominator$ $color(blue)"common denominator"$

$\Rightarrow \frac{2}{3} = \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{2}{2} = \frac{4}{6}$ $rArr2/3=2/3xx2/2=4/6$

$\Rightarrow \frac{3}{6} - \frac{4}{6} = - \frac{1}{6} \leftarrow subtracting the numerators$ $rArr3/6-4/6=-1/6larr" subtracting the numerators"$

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