Fractions subtraction trick - the fast way!

Forget finding common denominators when subtracting dissimilar fractions - this way is much faster and easier. This video also looks at how to deal with mixed numbers and simplification. Oh yeah..and at the end can you beat me? Not a chance!
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for mixed numbers I've always resolved the whole numbers first and this way I only have to convert one side of the problem to an improper fraction. so based on your first example: 2 1/4 - 1 1/3 - First I would just subtract out the whole numbers so 2 - 1 = 1 my equation now becomes 1 1/4 - 1/3 - now I convert the 1 1/4 to an improper fraction which gives me 5/4 my equation is now 5/4 - 1/3 now make them have the common denominator, so 5/4 becomes 15/12 and 1/3 becomes 4/12 my final equation becomes 15/12 - 4/12 which equals 11/12

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Are you thinking of stuff like... 34/58 + 28/41?

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It does not work for 3 3/4 - 1 7/8. I'm getting 60/32 instead of 1 7/8

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Marc Andaya keep simplifying 60/32 to get 30/16 and half again to get 15/8. Then you see what times 8 to get near to 15. 8x1=8 so the remaining 15-8=7 so it's 1 7/8

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Marc Andaya do it into a mixed number

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I think the final answer is 17/16

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Guys I'm not a hater but it doesn't work at all the fractions I tried

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can it solve this problem 10 1/9 - 4 5/6 ___ 2 4/5 + 1 9/10 need to solve to find , or =

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10 1/9 - 4 5/6 > 2 4/5 + 1 9/10 (breakdown each to 1 4/27 & 33/50) (make the first an improper fraction to compare which will be 31/27 compared to 33/50) (after which just divide each and see which one is bigger in decimal place. Hope that helped.

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