Question

Solve four and three fourths minus one and one third.

A Two and two sevenths
B two and two twelfths
C three and five twelfths
D three and five sevenths

Answer 1

Answer:

C three and 5 twelfths

Step-by-step explanation:

4 3/4 - 1 1/3

= 19/4 - 4/3

= (57 - 16) / 12

= 41 / 12

= C 3 5/12

Answer 2

Answer:

C $3\frac{5}{12}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$4\frac{3}{4} - 1\frac{1}{3}$

$= \frac{19}{4} - \frac{4}{3}$

$=\frac{57 - 16}{12}$

$=\frac{41}{12}$

$=3\frac{5}{12}$