Subtract.
-$\frac { 5 } { 9 } - \left( \frac { 1 } { 24 } \right)$
A) $- \frac { 1 } { 324 }$
B) $\frac { 37 } { 72 }$
C)- $- \frac { 37 } { 72 }$
D)- $- \frac { 1 } { 36 }$

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To subtract fractions, they must have a common denominator. The least common multiple of 9 and 24 is 72. Convert each fraction: $\frac{5}{9} = \frac{40}{72}$ and $\frac{1}{24} = \frac{3}{72}$. Subtracting gives $\frac{40}{72} - \frac{3}{72} = \frac{37}{72}$.

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- $\frac { 5 } { 9 } - \left( \frac { 1 } { 24 } \right)$