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Subtract: 5 – 3 1⁄3 ?

Answer 1

Mila Anderson

#1 2/3#

#5-3 1/3#

change both fractions to improper ones, with denominator as #3#

#=15/3-10/3#

#(15-10)/3=5/3#

change back to a mixed number

#=1 2/3#

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Answer 2

Luna Angel

#1 2/3#

Break the question up into two parts. Firstly, you are subtracting #3# from #5#, which has an answer of #2#.

From that, you have the additional #1/3#. Therefore, you subtract #1/3# from #2#, giving you #1.bar(6)# or #1 2/3#.

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Answer 3

Autumn Arnold

#5/3=1 2/3#

By converting mixed numbers to fractions, we know #3 1/3# is the same as

#10/3#. Our expression now turns into

#5-10/3#

We can rewrite #5# as #15/3# to get a common denominator. We now have

#15/3-10/3#

Since we have the same denominators, we can just subtract the numerators to get

#5/3=1 2/3#

Hope this helps!

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Answer 4

Mila Anderson

To subtract (5 - \frac{3}{1/3}), first, convert the mixed fraction to an improper fraction:

[\frac{3}{1/3} = 3 \times \frac{1}{1/3} = 3 \times 3 = 9]

Now, subtract:

[5 - 9 = -4]

So, (5 - \frac{3}{1/3} = -4).

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