negative five eigths. it is the same principle as saying what is 0-1 which is -1.
Two and five eighths
three eighths
Five minus 3/8 is 4 5/8
23 and a half minus seven and five eighths equals 15.875
Four minus two and three-eighths equals one and five-eighths.
five eighths
three eighths
Three fourths is six eighths. Six eighths minus one eighth is five eighths.
2 six eighths
2 3/4
Answer = seven eighths of an inch.
5/8 or five-eighths