Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 273: 58

Answer

$\frac{3}{8}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{11}{12}-\frac{7}{24} $ The LCD is 24 $\frac{11}{12}\times\frac{2}{2}-\frac{7}{24}$ $\frac{22}{24}-\frac{7}{24}$ $\frac{22-7}{24}$ $\frac{15}{24}$ Simplify $\frac{3}{8}$
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