4 1/2 - 2 7/8
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change them to improper fractions, with the same denominator (8)
4 1/2 - 2 7/8.
Change the mixed numbers to improper
fractions by multiplying the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator:
9/2 - 23/8,
Find the common denominator(=> 8).
In this case it is 8, because 2 will divide into 8 with no remainder:
36/8 - 23/8 = 13/8 = 1 5/8.
Change the mixed numbers to improper
fractions by multiplying the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator:
9/2 - 23/8,
Find the common denominator(=> 8).
In this case it is 8, because 2 will divide into 8 with no remainder:
36/8 - 23/8 = 13/8 = 1 5/8.