Solve the following exercise:
31−61=?
To solve this fraction subtraction problem, we need to follow these steps:
- Step 1: Identify and adjust the fractions to have a common denominator. The given problem is 31−61.
- Step 2: Find a common denominator. Since 6 is a multiple of 3, we can use 6 as the common denominator.
- Step 3: Adjust 31 to have a denominator of 6. Multiply both the numerator and denominator of 31 by 2 to get 62.
- Step 4: Subtract the fractions now having the same denominator: 62−61.
- Step 5: Subtract the numerators: 2−1=1, keeping the denominator as 6, resulting in 61.
Therefore, the solution to 31−61 is 61.