What is 3 5/6 - 2 1/2?
3 5/6-2 1/2=3 5/6-2 3/6=1 2/6=1 1/3
First you turn them into improper fractions:
23/6 - 5/2, find the common denominator, which is 6,
23/6 - 15/6
8/6=1 1/3