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Title: Fractions: subtraction

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S1-L6

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Problem	Peter bought \$9/13\$ pounds of meat. His family and Peter ate \$3/13\$ pounds of meat. How much meat is left with him?
Operator used	-
Step - 1	Weight of meat bought by Peter = \$9/13\$
Step - 2	Meat ate by Peter and his family = \$3/13\$
Step - 3	Meat left with him = \$9/13 - 3/13 = 6/13\$
Step - 4	Hence, \$6/13\$ pounds of meat is left with him.

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Problem

Peter bought \$9/13\$ pounds of meat. His family and Peter ate \$3/13\$ pounds of meat. How much meat is left with him?

Operator used

Step - 1

Weight of meat bought by Peter = \$9/13\$

Step - 2

Meat ate by Peter and his family = \$3/13\$

Step - 3

Meat left with him = \$9/13 - 3/13 = 6/13\$

Step - 4

Hence, \$6/13\$ pounds of meat is left with him.