\ud83d\udca1 Subtract \\(6 \\frac{1}{4}\\: -\\: 2 \\frac{3}{4}\\).<\/div>\n
Notice that \\(\\frac{1}{4}\\) is smaller than \\(\\frac{3}{4}\\). We can’t subtract a larger fraction from a smaller one, so we need to borrow from the 6.<\/p>\n
Let’s take 1 from the 6 (which turns the 6 into a 5) and turn that 1 into a fraction with a denominator of 4, which would be \\(\\frac{4}{4}\\).<\/p>\n
Now we can add \\(\\frac{4}{4}\\) to the fraction we already have:<\/p>\n
\\(\\dfrac{1}{4} + \\dfrac{4}{4} = \\dfrac{5}{4}\\)<\/div>\n
\nWe’ve turned our first mixed number from \\(6\\frac{1}{4}\\) to \\(5\\frac{5}{4}\\), so our full problem now reads as follows:<\/p>\n
\\(5 \\frac{5}{4}\\: -\\: 2\\frac{3}{4}\\)<\/div>\n
\nTo solve, let’s subtract the whole numbers first, then the fractions:<\/p>\n
\\(5-2=3\\)<\/div>\n
\\(\\dfrac{5}{4}\\: -\\: \\dfrac{3}{4} = \\dfrac{2}{4}\\)<\/div>\n
\nWe can simplify \\(\\frac{2}{4}\\) to \\(\\frac{1}{2}\\).<\/p>\n
Combine the results to get the final answer: \\(3 \\frac{1}{2}\\)!<\/p>\n
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