It is: 1.375-1.25 = 0.125 or 1/8
One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
To subtract one quarter from seven eighths, first convert one quarter to eighths. One quarter is equal to two eighths. Therefore, seven eighths minus two eighths equals five eighths. So, seven eighths minus one quarter equals five eighths.
No. One quarter is the same as two-eighths.
three eighths
one quarter = two eighths therefore, three eighths is larger than one quarter
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five eighths
One quarter equals two eighths. That is why it is smaller.
One quarter of three eighths is three thirty-seconds. So, basically, you're taking a slice of a slice and ending up with a teeny-tiny piece. It's like trying to split a crumb into even smaller crumbs - not much to work with!
One eighth
Do it in eighths: 2 and one eighth is 17 eighths, while 2 and three-quarter is 22 eighths, so the ratio is 17 to 22.
5/8