Inactive Tutor answered • 08/25/16
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3 - 5 1/3
- 5 1/3 + 3 commutative property
-2 1/3
Tonya G.
asked • 08/25/16what is the answer to 3 - 5 1/3
3 - 5 1/3
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Inactive Tutor answered • 08/25/16
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The key to answer this is to convert everything to fractions.
5 1/3 is 16/3
3 is 9/3
So now you can say 3 - 5 1/3 as
9/3 - 16/3
And this is -7/3 or -2 1/3
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