subtract. write each difference in lowest terms

18 8/9
-6 3/5

"each" difference?

18 8/9 = 170/9 = 850/45
6 3/5 = 33/5 = 297/45
subtract to get 553/45 = 12 13/45

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44 3/8
-9 7/12

do it the same way:

44 3/8 = 355/8 = 1065/24
9 7/12 = 115/12 = 230/24
subtract to get 835/24 = 34 19/24

To subtract fractions, you need to have a common denominator. In this case, let's find the common denominator of 9 and 5, which is 45.

Now, let's convert each fraction to have the common denominator of 45:

18 8/9 = 18 * 9/9 + 8/9 = 162/9 + 8/9 = 170/9

-6 3/5 = -6 * 5/5 + 3/5 = -30/5 + 3/5 = -27/5

Now, we can subtract the fractions:

170/9 - 27/5

To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 45.

Now, let's convert the fractions to have a common denominator of 45:

170/9 is already in terms of 9, so we'll multiply the numerator and denominator by 5 to get:

(170 * 5) / (9 * 5) = 850/45

For -27/5, we'll multiply the numerator and denominator by 9:

(-27 * 9) / (5 * 9) = -243/45

Now, we can subtract the fractions with the common denominator:

850/45 - 243/45

To subtract the fractions, we subtract their numerators while keeping the common denominator:

(850 - 243) / 45 = 607/45

The final difference in lowest terms is 607/45.