How to do19 3/9-5/9 this math?
19 3/9 - 5/9
We can use a "borrowng" trick, here
Notice that we can write 19 3/9 in a slightly different manner =
18 + 1 + 3/9 =
18 + 9/9 + 3/9 =
18 12/9
So...we have
18 12/9 - 5/9 =
18 7/9