Answer to Yesterday’s Problem on Subtraction of Fractions
Yesterday I presented a problem involving subtracting fractions. Do you know how to subtract fractions? Many of the students I meet as an ASVAB tutor struggle in working with fractions. I remind my students of the importance of knowing how to work with fractions before they take the ASVAB. In order to add and subtract fractions, it is necessary to find a common denominator before adding or subtracting.
6/9- 1/3 =
The common denominator would be 9
6/9 remains 6/9
1/3 becomes 3/9
6/9 – 3/9 = 3/9
3/9 reduces to 1/3
The answer is 1/3.
