Question

What is 4 and 3/4 - 1 and 1/3? The answer is one of these: 2 and 2/7, 2 and 2/12, 3 and 5/12, or 3 and 5/7

Answer 1

Answer:

3 and 5/12

Step-by-step explanation:

$4 \frac{3}{4} = \frac{19}{4}\\ \\1\frac{1}{3} = \frac{4}{3}$

$\frac{19}{4} - \frac{4}{3} \\\\\frac{19(3) - 4(4)}{12} \\\\\frac{57 - 16}{12} \\\\\frac{41}{12}$

This fraction is equivalent to,

$3 and 5/12 = 3\frac{5}{12} = \frac{12*3 + 5}{12} = \frac{41}{12}$