Subtract 10/14 from 81/54, Solve 1 27/54

Subtract 10/14 from 81/54

1^st number: 1 27/54, 2^nd number: 10/14

81/54 - 10/14 is 11/14.

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 54 and 14 is 378

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 378
For the 1st fraction, since 54 × 7 = 378,
81/54 = 81 × 7/54 × 7 = 567/378
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 14 × 27 = 378,
10/14 = 10 × 27/14 × 27 = 270/378
Subtract the two like fractions:
567/378 - 270/378 = 567 - 270/378 = 297/378
After reducing the fraction, the answer is 11/14

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