Multiply both the numerator and denominator of each fraction by the number that makes its denominator equal the LCD. This is basically multiplying each fraction by 1.
(518×11)−(56×33)=?
Complete the multiplication and the equation becomes
518−1518=?
The two fractions now have like denominators so you can subtract the numerators.
Then:
5−1518=−1018
This fraction can be reduced by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the Greatest Common Factor of 10 and 18 using
Most fool-proof way to do this in my opinion is to simply expand everything and write it out, i.e. Throwing this into a calculator, we get 23.032 To the nearest cent, this gives us $23.03
