Question

What is 2/3 - 5/12 in simplest form

Answer 1

The answer is 1/4
2/3 equals 8/12
8/12 - 5/12 is 3/12 which can be reduced to 1/4

Answer 2

2/3 - 5/12 = 1/4

Steps:
(2 * 12) - (5 * 3) / 3 * 12  (Cross multiplication)
= 9/36
9/9 = 36/9
= 1/4

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