the way i do these sums is to multiply the top by the top,and the bottom by the bottom and the simplify the fraction
in this case
2 5 10 1
- x - = - when you simplify = -
5 8 40 4
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One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
No, two eighths is not greater than five eighths. In fact, two eighths (2/8) is equal to one quarter (1/4), while five eighths (5/8) is greater than one half (1/2). Therefore, five eighths is larger than two eighths.
Two divided by one fifth is the same as two times five. The answer is ten (10)
nine twentieths
1/5
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One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
Two and five eighths
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Two divided by one fifth is the same as two times five. The answer is ten (10)
Two and five eighths as an improper fraction is 2625/1000 or 21/8
nine twentieths
Two eighths = one quarter
Four minus two and three-eighths equals one and five-eighths.
No. Two fifths is equal to 0.40, while five eighths is equal to .625