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Subtract:

23\dfrac{2}{3} from 56\dfrac{5}{6}

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To subtract one rational number from another, add the additive inverse of the rational number to be subtracted.

Subtracting 23\dfrac{2}{3} from 56\dfrac{5}{6},

LCM of 6 and 3 = 6

56−23=5−2×26=5−46=16\dfrac{5}{6} - \dfrac{2}{3} = \dfrac{5 - 2 \times 2}{6} \\[1em] = \dfrac{5 - 4}{6} \\[1em] = \dfrac{1}{6}

Hence, the required difference is 16\mathbf{\dfrac{1}{6}}.

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