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2 - 1/8 = 1 + 1 - 1/8 = 1 + (1-1/8) = 1 + 7/8 or 17/8
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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 7 over 8 - 1 over 4?
5 over 8 or 5/8. To add or subtract fractions you must reach the lowest common denominator, which in this case is 8. So we multiply both the top and bottom of 1/4 by to to get the bottom to equal 8. We end up with 2/8. Then we just subtract the top numbers 7-2=5. so we end up with 5/8.
What do you subtract from 49 over 6 to get 8?
1/6
What do you subtract from 49 over 6 to make 8?
1//3
What is 17 over 27 subtract by 8 over 21?
1 and 2/189
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 is 7 over 8 subtract 3 over 8 in simplest form?
1/2 (one over two)
7 over 8 subtract 5 over 8?
(7/8)-(5/8) =2/8 =1/4 or .25
What is 2 and 1 8th subtract 1 and 7 8th?
It is: 2 and 1/8 subtract 1 and 7/8 = 1/4
What is 7 over 8 subtract 3 over 4 equal?
1 over 8
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 subtract and simplify 7 over 8 minus 2 over 6?
7/8 - 2/6 = 7/8 - 1/3 = 21/24 - 8/24 = 13/24
What is 8 and 1 over 6 minus 2 and 5 over 6?
8 1/6 - 2 5/6 = 5 1/3. Here's how I did it. Borrow a 1 from the 8 and change it to 6/6 & add to 1/6, so you have 7 and 7/6. Subtract 5/6 from 7/6 = 2/6, which equals 1/3. Subtract 2 from 7 = 5.
What is 7 over 8 subtract 3 over 4?
7/8 - 6/8 = 1/8
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
