Solve 45/12-17/12=

$$4 \frac { 5 } { 12 } - 1 \frac { 7 } { 12 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{17}{6}\approx 2.833333333$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 4 and 12 to get 48.

$$\frac{48+5}{12}-\frac{1\times 12+7}{12}$$

Add 48 and 5 to get 53.

$$\frac{53}{12}-\frac{1\times 12+7}{12}$$

Multiply 1 and 12 to get 12.

$$\frac{53}{12}-\frac{12+7}{12}$$

Add 12 and 7 to get 19.

$$\frac{53}{12}-\frac{19}{12}$$

Since \frac{53}{12} and \frac{19}{12} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{53-19}{12}$$

Subtract 19 from 53 to get 34.

$$\frac{34}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{34}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{17}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{17}{2 \cdot 3} = 2\frac{5}{6} = 2.8333333333333335$$