First you have to make both fractions have the same denominator, so you can multiply each fraction by the others denominator.
5/8
To
(5*6)/(8*6)
And
1/6
To
(1*8)/(6*8)
Now it's 6 30/48 - 2 8/48
= 4 22/48
Now reduce to
= 4 11/24
So, 4 11/24 is the answer
Well, you can only combine the numbers with the variable (the x) in front of them, since there’s no other number on the left side of the equation to combine that lone number with
(example: 3x+2+5x; you can only add 3x and 5x together since 2 has no x).
So 3x and -2/9x would be your answer.
5/6 + 3/8
Convert to denominators of 24:
20/24 + 9/24
Add the numerators:
29/24
Convert to mixed number:
1 5/24
