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  • 09-11-2016
  • Mathematics
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Eric has 6 1/6 feet tall and his brother is 5 3/4 feet tall. Eric is how many feet taller than his brother?

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  • 09-11-2016
5/12 you have to subtract 
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smdepenhart712
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  • 09-11-2016

6 1/6- 5 3/4=x

1) convert the fractions to a common multiple like 12, but what the denominator is multiplied by so is the numerator

6 2/12- 5 9/12

2) subtract the 6 and 5 than subtract numerators

5/12 is the answer

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