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Grade 4HardAdding Fractions

Adding Fractions · Hard problem

Noah subtracted 615−2356\dfrac{1}{5} - 2\dfrac{3}{5} and got 4254\dfrac{2}{5} by subtracting the whole numbers (6−2=46 - 2 = 4) and then subtracting the fraction parts in whichever order gave a positive result (35−15=25\dfrac{3}{5} - \dfrac{1}{5} = \dfrac{2}{5}), without checking whether borrowing was needed. What is the correct difference?