Difference of two fractions

What is the difference between 1/2 and 1/6?
(Write the answer as a fraction in lowest terms. )

x =  0.3333

Step-by-step explanation:

$x=\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{6}=\frac{1}{3}=0.3333$

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