Classes›Class 9›Maths›NCERT›The World of Numbers›Exercise 3.3›Q 3
QUESTION 3 i Easy

Find the difference:
\(\frac{5}{6}\) − \(\frac{1}{4}\)

SOLUTION

The LCM of 6 and 4 = 12
\(\begin{aligned} \frac{5}{6} − \frac{1}{4} &= \frac{5(2) − 1(3)}{12} \\ &= \frac{10 − 3}{12} \\ &= \frac{7}{12}\end{aligned}\)

The sum is \(\frac{7}{12}\).
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Final Answer : \(\frac{7}{12}\)