When we add or subtract two fractions, they must be the same type.
This means that they must have the same bottom number, which we call the denominator.
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Both fractions have the same denominator. They are both 15ths.
We can simply subtract the top numbers to get 14 - 12 = 2.
Remember that the bottom number stays the same.
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