One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
five eighths
One quarter equals two eighths. That is why it is smaller.
Do it in eighths: 2 and one eighth is 17 eighths, while 2 and three-quarter is 22 eighths, so the ratio is 17 to 22.
5/8
No. One quarter is the same as two-eighths.
One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
five eighths
one quarter = two eighths therefore, three eighths is larger than one quarter
One quarter equals two eighths. That is why it is smaller.
Three and three eighths in decimal is 3.375. A half is 0.5, a quarter is 0.25 and an eighth is 0.125, therefore three eighths is 0.375.
3/24
One eighth
Do it in eighths: 2 and one eighth is 17 eighths, while 2 and three-quarter is 22 eighths, so the ratio is 17 to 22.
5/8
two fourths equals one half two eighths equals one quarter one half plus one quarter is three quarters. Or, two fourths equals four eighths four eighths plus two eighths equals six eighths six eighths equals three quarters.
2 1/4 + 3 3/8 = 5 5/8 or five and five eighths.