0 - 2 5/8 = -2 5/8 or -2.625
Maybe you need to put your brain into gear of you can't add 2 to 5. The answer's 7 eighths, by the way.
2/8 x 5/8= 10/62= 5/31
0 5/8
10 eigths or 1 and 2 eights
There 45 eighths in 5 and 5 eighths.
The difference is 2 and 7 eighths.
Two thirds is (6 and 2/3) percent bigger than 5 eighths.
That's a total of 44 eighths.
One half + five eighths = nine eighths
2.5
FIVE EIGHTHS (5/8)1 quarter (1/4) is equal to 2 eights (2/8). so 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8 (Five Eighths).
43/8 - 63/8 = -20/8 = -5/2 or -2 and 1/2