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5 1/7 - 4 1/12 Whats the difference?

 Feb 19, 2016
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First, lets make these improper fractions

5*7=35+1=36/7

4*12=48+1=49/12

Second we must find a common denominator

7*12=84

49*7 = 343/84

36*12 = 432/84

(432-343)/84

89/84

Simplify

But this cannot be simplified.

But lets turn it back into a proper fraction

1 5/84

 Feb 19, 2016

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