12. [-/6.66 Points] DETA Subtract. $$ \frac{4}{9}-\frac{1}{6} $$

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Calculate or simplify the expression $$ \frac{4}{9}-\frac{1}{6} $$.
Calculate the value by following steps:
- step0: Calculate:
  $$\frac{4}{9}-\frac{1}{6}$$
- step1: Reduce fractions to a common denominator:
  $$\frac{4	imes 2}{9	imes 2}-\frac{3}{6	imes 3}$$
- step2: Multiply the numbers:
  $$\frac{4	imes 2}{18}-\frac{3}{6	imes 3}$$
- step3: Multiply the numbers:
  $$\frac{4	imes 2}{18}-\frac{3}{18}$$
- step4: Transform the expression:
  $$\frac{4	imes 2-3}{18}$$
- step5: Multiply the numbers:
  $$\frac{8-3}{18}$$
- step6: Subtract the numbers:
  $$\frac{5}{18}$$
The result of subtracting $$ \frac{4}{9} $$ from $$ \frac{1}{6} $$ is $$ \frac{5}{18} $$ or approximately 0.277.
The result is $$ \frac{5}{18} $$ or approximately 0.277.

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