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Solution:

We have,
4
3
9
2 / 7 + / 7 + / 7 = (2+3+4) / 7 = / 7

Subtraction of Like Fractions:

In order to subtract two like fractions, we may follow the following steps:

Step I:

Obtain the two fractions and their numerators.

Step II:

Subtract the smaller numerator from the bigger numerator.

Step III:

Retain the common denominator.

Step IV:

Write the fraction as Result in Step II / Result in Step III.

For Example:

3
8
1. Subtract / 10 from / 10

Solution:

We have to find,

8 3
/ 10 – / 10

= (8 – 3) / 10

5
= / 10

5
7
2. Compute: / 12 – / 12
Solution:

We have,