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  1. What is 5/6 − 1/4?

    Answer: 7/12

    The LCD of 6 and 4 is 12. Convert: 5/6 = 10/12 and 1/4 = 3/12. Then 10/12 − 3/12 = 7/12.

  2. Simplify: √196

    Answer: 14

    14 × 14 = 196, so √196 = 14. You can check by noting 10² = 100 and 15² = 225, placing the answer between them, then testing 14.

  3. What is 3/5 ÷ 2/3?

    Answer: 9/10

    Dividing by a fraction means multiplying by its reciprocal: 3/5 × 3/2 = 9/10.

  4. Which of the following fractions has the greatest value?

    Answer: 7/8

    Converting to decimals: 7/8 = 0.875, 5/6 ≈ 0.833, 3/4 = 0.75, 11/16 = 0.6875. The largest is 7/8.

  5. Simplify: √(36/49)

    Answer: 6/7

    The square root of a fraction equals the square root of the numerator over the square root of the denominator: √36/√49 = 6/7.

  6. What is 1 2/3 + 2 3/4?

    Answer: 4 5/12

    Convert to improper fractions: 1 2/3 = 5/3 and 2 3/4 = 11/4. The LCD is 12: 20/12 + 33/12 = 53/12 = 4 5/12.