Homework Help: 5th grade math

Posted by jill on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 8:00pm.

subtract 1/3 from 1/2 use 6 as common denominator

would be 2/6 -3/6

answer? what would be my next step
subtracting these would give me a neg
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5th grade math - Ms. Sue, Monday, January 3, 2011 at 8:05pm
Your problem is:

3/6 - 2/6
5th grade math - Rachel, Monday, January 3, 2011 at 8:50pm
3/6 - 2/6 = 1/6

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