Write Subtraction Problem: Write the subtraction problem with a common denominator.109−54To find a common denominator, we can convert 54 to have a denominator of 10, which is the least common multiple of 5 and 10.54=(5×24×2)=108Now we can rewrite the subtraction problem as:109−108
Find Common Denominator: Subtract the numerators and keep the common denominator.109−108=10(9−8)9−8=1So the subtraction gives us:101
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