What is 1-1/2 cup minus 1-2/3 cup?

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-24T04:41:05

#-1/6# cup

I'm gonna guess that #'-'# is part of your mixed number.

#1 1/2 -1 2/3#

#" "9/6-10/6#
#=-1/6#

Answer 2 · 2018-02-24T07:04:49

#(1- 1/2) - (1-2/3) =1/6#

I will use the question as you have given it with the '-' intended as subtractions.

(Another contributor has offered the answer if this is not the case)

We have three calculations to do in all:

#(1- 1/2) - (1-2/3)#

Remember that #1# is a whole number which can be written as a fraction:

#1 = 2/2=3/3=4/4=7/7 = 11/11 = 15/15# etc

#(2/2- 1/2) - (3/3-2/3)" "larr# using the same denominators

# = 1/2 -1/3#

#=3/6 - 2/6" "larr 6# is the lowest common denominator

#=1/6#