2 years ago

How do you subtract fractions with different denominators (I completely forgot)

Mathematics

1 answer:

Ghella [55]2 years ago

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Answer:

multiply them by a a number that allows the denominators to be the same

Step-by-step explanation:

example

1/2-1/6

I would multiply 1/2 by 3 to get 3/6 which i could then subtract from 1/6

3/6-1/6 = 2/6

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How do you subtract fractions with different denominators (I completely forgot)​

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