What's 9 and 2/9 minus 8 and 1/2

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Anika Hood

Mathematics

11 June, 08:55

What's 9 and 2/9 minus 8 and 1/2

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Answers (2)

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Dwayne Hays · Answer 1

0.72222222222

Step-by-step explanation:

First get common denominators:

9 and 4/18 - 8 and 9/18

Then make them improper fractions and solve

Then simplify

Jerome Simmons · Answer 2

13/18.

Step-by-step explanation:

9 - 8 = 1.

2/9 - 1/2 LCD of 2 and 9 = 18, so we have:

4/18 - 9/18

= - 5/18.

Now we add - 5/18 to 1:

1 + - 5/18

= 18/18 - 5/18

= 13/18.