Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Skills Handbook - Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Exercises - Page 791: 17

Answer

9/7

Work Step by Step

To add or subtract fractions, we must have a common denominator. Because 11/7 and 2/7 already have the same denominator, 7, we can subtract the numerators: $ \frac{11}{7} - \frac{2}{7} = \frac{9}{7}$
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