Convert Fractions: Convert the fractions to have a common denominator.103−51Since the least common denominator for 10 and 5 is 10, we need to convert 51 to a fraction with a denominator of 10.51=(5×2)(1×2)=102Now we can rewrite the subtraction as:103−102
Subtract Numerators: Subtract the numerators and keep the common denominator.103−102=10(3−2)3−2=1So the subtraction gives us:101
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