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19  7/9 - 7  13/15

Make them improper fractions

178/9 - 118/15

Multiply the top and bottom of the left fraction by 15

2670/135 - 118/15

Multiply the top and bottom of the right fraction by 9

2670/135 - 1062/135

The denominators (the bottoms) are the same now, so you can do this

(2670 - 1062) / 135

1608 / 135

Let's reduce.  Factor the 1608 like this

1608 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 67

Factor the 135 like this

135 = 3 * 3 * 3 * 5

The only thing 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 67 and 3 * 3 * 3 * 5 have in common is a 3.  That 3 is all we can factor out of 1608 / 135.  Factor the 3 out like this

1608 / 135 = 536 / 45

If you want to return it to a mixed fraction, then do this

536 / 45 = 11  41/45

The answer is 11  41/45
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