If -1 2/3 is subtracted from 5 1/2, what will be the result? negative equal to 4 positive, but less than 4 greater than 4

Note that subtracting a negative number from another number is equivalent to adding the magnitude of the negative number to the other number.  Thus,

subtracting -1 2/3 from 5 1/2 is equivalent to adding 1 2/3 to 5 1/2.

Here the LCD is 3(2) = 6.  Let's add 1 4/6 to 5 3/6.  We get 6 7/6, or more properly, 7 1/6 (answer).

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