Question

How do you subtract `32\frac { 5} { 6} - 19\frac { 7} { 8}`?

Answer 1

`32 5/6-19 7/8=12 23/24`

Explanation:

`32 5/6-19 7/8=?`
`32 5/6=32+5/6`
`19 7/8=19+7/8`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=(32+5/6)-(19+7/8)`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=32+5/6-19-7/8`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=32-19+5/6-7/8`
`32-19=13`
`5/6-7/8=(5xx8)/(6xx8)-(7xx6)/(8xx6)`
`(5xx8)/(6xx8)-(7xx6)/(8xx6)=40/48-42/48`
`5/6-7/8=(40-42)/48`
`5/6-7/8=-2/48`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=32-19+5/6-7/8`
`32-19=13`
`5/6-7/8=-2/48`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=13-2/48`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=13-1+1-2/48`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=12+1-2/48`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=12+48/48-2/48`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=12+(48-2)/48`

`32 5/6-19 7/8=12+46/48`
`32 5/6-19 7/8=12+23/24`

`32 5/6-19 7/8=12 23/24`