Asked by izyah

Zelda completed the right column of the table to help her find the difference of the fractions.

Five-sixths minus one-ninth

Step 1, Find a common denominator for the fractions. Zelda's Work shows 18. Step 2, Find an equivalent fraction for five-sixths. Zelda's Work shows fifteen-eighteenths. Step 3, Find an equivalent fraction for one-ninth. Zelda's Work shows two-eighteenths. Step 4, Write the difference as a fraction. Zelda's Work shows seventeen-eighteenths.

In which step did his first error occur?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The first error is in Step 4. With common denominator 18, 15/18 − 2/18 = 13/18, not 17/18.