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Question

7/11-3/11 The directions to this question is subtract. Write the answer in lowest terms.

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Answer 1

Since you have identical denominators (the numbers on the bottom of each fraction), this is a simple matter of subtracting the two numerators (the top numbers), and putting that result over the common denominator.

7 - 3 = ?

Put the answer to that over the denominator 11.

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