Question

How do you subtract `37\frac { 4} { 15}- 26\frac { 5} { 9}`?

Answer 1

`10 32/45`

Explanation:

Let's first change these to improper fractions:

`559/15-239/9`

The common denominator is `5xx3xx3=45`:

`559/15(3/3)-239/9(5/5)`

`1677/45-1195/45=482/45=10 32/45`