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Subtract 7 and 4/5 from 18 and 6/15 and reduce your answer to lowest terms

A. 11 and 9/15
B. 11 and 1/5
C.10 and 12/15
D. 10 and 3/5

2007-02-26 01:34:45 · 2 answers · asked by lat1983 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

2 answers

7 4/5 = 39/5
18 6/15 = 276/15

39/5 x 3/3 = 117/15

276 - 115 = 159

so, the answer in unreduced form is 159/15

that reduces to 10 9/15, which reduces further to 10 and 3/5, so the answer is D

2007-02-26 01:41:07 · answer #1 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 0 0

You notice that 12/15 in C is the same as 3/5 in D.

2007-02-26 10:03:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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