Kyle's daughter wanted to decorate her room with her favorite color, yellow. Kyle had 16 1/6 cans of yellow paint stored in the garage. He used 5 5/6 cans to paint his daughter's room. How much yellow paint did Kyle have left? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. _____ cans

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Kyle's daughter wanted to decorate her room with her favorite color, yellow. Kyle had 16 1/6 cans of yellow paint stored in the garage. He used 5 5/6 cans to paint his daughter's room. How much yellow paint did Kyle have left?  Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.  _____ cans

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Identify initial paint amount:  Step 1: Identify the total amount of paint Kyle initially had and how much was used. Kyle started with 16 1/6 cans of paint and used 5 5/6 cans to paint the room. Convert to improper fractions:  Step 2: Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions for easier calculation. 16 1/6 = (16×6 + 1)/6 = 97/6 5 5/6 = (5×6 + 5)/6 = 35/6 Subtract paint used:  Step 3: Subtract the amount of paint used from the total amount initially available. 97/6 - 35/6 = 62/6

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