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Because the fraction in the subtrahend (the second mixed number) is larger than the fraction in the minuend (the first mixed number), you must "borrow" from the whole number in the minuend. Borrow 1 from the 4 in the minuend, but borrow it in the form of 7/7, and combine it with the minuend's fraction, making that mixed number 3 10/7 (which has the same value as 4 3/7). Now you can use the second method in the above article: first subtract the second whole number from the new first whole number: 3 - 2 = 1, which is the answer's whole number. Now subtract the second fraction from the new first fraction: 10/7 - 4/7 = 6/7. The final answer is 1 6/7.

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