Prealgebra (7th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 4 - Section 4.7 - Operations on Mixed Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 303: 118

Answer

a) when the fraction from the number being subtracted from is smaller than the fraction from the number being subtracted b) subtract 1 from the whole number and add the denominator to the numerator

Work Step by Step

a) borrow from the whole number so that you can subtract the fractions b) this is so that the fractions can be subtracted
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