6 1/2 - 3 3/4. Convert 1/2 to fourths =(2/4) --> 6 2/4 - 3 3/4. You can borrow one (4/4) from the 6, so 6 2/4 = 5 6/4, then you can subtract:
5 6/4 - 3 3/4 = 2 3/4
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3/4 - 1/2 is the same as 3/4 - 2/4, which would be 1/4.
3 and one half is one fourth (1/4) bigger than 3 and one fourths.
6 1/4 minus 1 3/4 is 4 1/2 or 4.5
three-fourths or 3/4 is 1-1/4 or in words, one minus one fourth equals three-fourths, think in terms of a dollar, one dollar is 4 quarters, minus one quarter leaves you with three-quarters.
1.25 or 1 and one fourth