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Question
On subtracting `5/9` from `19/9`, the result is ______.
Options
`24/9`
`14/9`
`14/18`
`14/0`
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Solution
On subtracting `5/9` from `19/9`, the result is `underlinebb(14/9)`.
Explanation:
According to question,
`19/9 - 5/9`
= `(19 - 5)/9` ...`[(because "Difference of like fraction"),(= "Difference of their numerator"/"Common denominator")]`
= `14/9`
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