11/12 - 3/8 ?

Answer 1

To subtract fractions, you need to have a common denominator.

The least common denominator between 12 and 8 is 24.

So, we need to convert both fractions to have a denominator of 24.

For 11/12, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 2:
(11/12) * (2/2) = 22/24

For 3/8, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 3:
(3/8) * (3/3) = 9/24

Now, we can subtract the fractions:
22/24 - 9/24 = (22 - 9) / 24 = 13/24