homework help!?
So, I hate math and I really suck at it. Can someone please help me. Can someone explain what your supposed to do with a problem like this?
5- 1 1/9
And no, this isn’t a question on my homework, I wan’t to figure out my homework myself, but my homework problems are similar to this
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9/9 =1,
so make the 5 equal to 4 9/9
subtract the 1/9 from the 9/9 and subtract the 1 from the 4…
like this
4 9/9
-1 1/9
=3 8/9
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If you are subtracting 1 1/9 from 5 then think this way
5 = 5x 9/9 = 45/9
1 1/9 = 10/9
So
45/9 – 10/9 = 35/9
This equates to 3 8/9
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It appears to me you are subracting 1 and a ninth from 5.
Change 5 to 4 and 9 ninths and subract 1 and 1 ninth from it.
4 9/9 – 1 1/9 = 3 8/9 gives you 3 and 8 ninths.
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