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What should be added to 212-2\dfrac{1}{2} to get 313-3\dfrac{1}{3}?

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Let xx be added to 212-2\dfrac{1}{2}.

212+x=31352+x=103x=10352-2\dfrac{1}{2} + x = -3\dfrac{1}{3}\\[1em] \Rightarrow -\dfrac{5}{2} + x = -\dfrac{10}{3}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = -\dfrac{10}{3} - \dfrac{-5}{2}

LCM of 3 and 2 is 2 x 3 = 6

x=10×23×25×32×3x=206156x=20(15)6x=20+156x=56\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{-10 \times 2}{3 \times 2} - \dfrac{-5 \times 3}{2 \times 3}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{-20}{6} - \dfrac{-15}{6}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{-20 - (-15)}{6}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{-20 + 15}{6}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{-5}{6}

The number added to 212-2\dfrac{1}{2} to get 313-3\dfrac{1}{3} is 56\dfrac{-5}{6}.

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