What is one and two thirds minus five sixths

Question

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Answer 1

Two ways of doing this.

1. Convert 1 2/3 to an improper fraction: 5/3 (multiply the whole number by the numerator and add the denominator: 3*1+2=5 divided by the denominator=5/3). Now we have 5/3-5/6. LCD=6: (10-5)/6=5/6.
2. Put the whole number 1 to one side for the moment and consider the fractions: 2/3-5/6: LCD=6, so we have (4-5)/6. The result would be negative so we borrow from the whole number we put aside. 1 is the same as 6/6, so we add it in: (6+4-5)/6=5/6. We used up the whole number so the answer is 5/6.