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You change 8 and one fifth into 7 and 6 fifths. take away 2 and 2 fifths. The rest is 5 and 4 fifths. Or... convert them to improper fractions. 41/5 - 12/5 = 29/5 or 5 and 4/5.
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What is 2 and 1 8th subtract 1 and 7 8th?
It is: 2 and 1/8 subtract 1 and 7/8 = 1/4
How do you subtract a bigger numerator from a smaller numerator?
Subtract the other way, then add a minus sign. For example, to subtract 6 - 8, you subtract 8 - 6, get the answer 2, then add a minus sign to get -2. Don't forget to subtract numerators you need a common denominator first. For example 1/4 - 3/8 = 2/8 - 38 = -1/8
What is 2 subtract 1 over 8?
2 - 1/8 = 1 + 1 - 1/8 = 1 + (1-1/8) = 1 + 7/8 or 17/8
How many times can you subtract 2 from 16?
8 times. (2 * 8 = 16) If you subtract "2" 8 times this will leave you with 0.
When you subtract one square from another the answer is 8 what are the 2 square numbers?
9 and 1
What is 2 and 1 8th subtract 1 and 7 8th?
It is: 2 and 1/8 subtract 1 and 7/8 = 1/4
How do you reduce 100?
1. Subtract 25 2. Then subtract 6 3. Then subtract 12 4. Then subtract 2 5. Then subtract 10 6. Then subtract 15 7. Then subtract 7 8. Then add 3 X 1/2 9. Then add 8
How do you add and subtract fractions with same denominator?
Subtract the numerator Subtract or add the numerator Subtract or add the numerator ex: 3/4-1/4=2/4 or 1/2 ex: 5/8 + 1/8= 6/8 or 3/4
How do you subtract a bigger numerator from a smaller numerator?
Subtract the other way, then add a minus sign. For example, to subtract 6 - 8, you subtract 8 - 6, get the answer 2, then add a minus sign to get -2. Don't forget to subtract numerators you need a common denominator first. For example 1/4 - 3/8 = 2/8 - 38 = -1/8
What is 2 subtract 1 over 8?
2 - 1/8 = 1 + 1 - 1/8 = 1 + (1-1/8) = 1 + 7/8 or 17/8
What is seven and one fourth minus five and one eighth?
7 1/4 - 5 1/8 Change to common denominator 7 2/8 - 5 1/8 Subtract the whole numbers, then subtract the numerators of the fractions, don't subtract the denominators, just leave them as they are, and combine the results. 7-5 = 2 2-1 = 1 Answer: 2 1/8
Write 8.2 As A Mixed Number?
8 and one fifth or 8 1/5
What is three eighths subtract one half?
3/8 minus 1/2 is -1/8
How much is two one half minus one seven eighths?
Subtract the whole numbers (2-1) - (1/2 - 7/8) = 1 + (4/8-7/8) change fractions to eights = 1 + (-3/8) subtract the fractions = 8/8 - 3/8 (change 1 into 8/8) = 5/8
What is 1 over 8 minus 1 over 4?
To subtract 1/4 from 1/8, you have to find the LCM, which is 8. 1/4 has to be changed to eighths, which is 2/8. 1/8 - 2/8 is -1/8.
What 2 square number subtract to make 8?
-6
How many pints are in a fifth?
A fifth is a fifth of a gallon. A gallon has eight pints, so a fifth is 1/5 x 8 pints= 8/5. So that's 1 3/8 pints in a fifth.
