12-5/7

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on Jan 15, 2025 at 3:19 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(12 - \frac{5}{7}\)

MathBot Answer:

\[ 12 - \frac{5}{7} = \frac{79}{7} = 11.\overline{285714} \]


The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of \(\frac{12}{1}\) and \(\frac{-5}{7}\) is \(7\). \[ \begin{aligned} 12 - \frac{5}{7} &= \frac{12 \cdot 7}{1 \cdot 7} + \frac{-5 \cdot 1}{7 \cdot 1} \\ &= \frac{84 + -5}{7} \\ &= \frac{79}{7} \end{aligned} \]