Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to subtract the whole number1 from the fraction119.
Convert to equivalent fraction: Convert the whole number 1 into a fraction with the same denominator as 119.1 can be written as 1111 because 1111 is equivalent to 1.
Perform the subtraction: Perform the subtraction.(119)−(1111)=119−11
Calculate the difference: Calculate the difference in the numerator. 9−11=−2
Write the result: Write the result as a fraction. (−2)/11 is the result of the subtraction.
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