One and three quarters
Instead of "a half", write "eight sixteenths". That doesn't change the value of any numbers, but it makes it a lot easier to subtract the three sixteenths from the eight sixteenths.
Half of one-fourth is one eight
To subtract one half from eight tenths, first convert one half to tenths. One half is equivalent to five tenths. Therefore, subtracting five tenths from eight tenths gives you three tenths. So, eight tenths takeaway one half equals three tenths.
One half.
two and one half
6 and 1/4
1.85
three eighths
The answer is 1/4. There are 4 fourths in a whole. Convert 1/2 into 2/4, then subtract 1/4
Half of three fourth pounds is 3/8 pounds. To find half of a fraction, you divide the numerator by 2. In this case, half of three fourth pounds is (3/4) / 2 = 3/4 * 1/2 = 3/8 pounds.
3 and 1/2 = 7/2 8 and 1/4 = 33/4
three and one fourth