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How do you simplify #11/9-5/9#?

Answer 1

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To add fractions both fractions must have the same denominator. In this problem both fractions do have the same denominator so we can simplify as follows:

#11/9 - 5/9 -> (11 - 5)/9 -> 6/9 -> (3 xx 2)/(3 xx 3) ->#

#(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3))) xx 2)/(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3))) xx 3) -> 2/3#

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Answer 2

Isaiah Anthony

To simplify 11/9 - 5/9, you subtract the numerators and keep the denominator the same. This gives you (11 - 5)/9, which simplifies to 6/9. Simplifying the fraction further, 6/9 can be reduced to 2/3 by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 3.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.