What is 2+4+61+3+5 - 1+3+52+4+6?

Add up the numbers in each fraction to get 129 - 912, which equals 43 - 34. Doing the subtraction yields 712

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Problem

What is

\frac{2 + 4 + 6}{1 + 3 + 5} - \frac{1 + 3 + 5}{2 + 4 + 6} ?

(A)

- 1

(B)

\frac{5}{36}

(C)

\frac{7}{12}

(D)

\frac{147}{60}

Solution

Add up the numbers in each fraction to get

\frac{12}{9} - \frac{9}{12}

, which equals

\frac{4}{3} - \frac{3}{4}

. Doing the subtraction yields

\frac{7}{12}

Final answer