Two fifths
9 39/40
the correct answer is one and eleven fortieths or 1 11/40
The answer is negative five and two-fifths or -5.4.
89
Two fifths
2 and thirty-nine fortieths
9 39/40
Five eights plus two thirds minus one fourth is equal to 1.04
The meaning of the question is ambiguous. Five eights is 5*8 = 40 Two eighths (?) is 2/8 = 1/4 = 0.25 So the sum would be 40.25 Alternatively five eights plus two eights = seven eights = 7*8 = 56
11 and 31 over 40
the correct answer is one and eleven fortieths or 1 11/40
16/40 + 15/40 = 31/40
the answer is to the question ' Marcia has seven eights of a pound of candy she gives two fifths of it to lucinda how much candy does she have left?' is five thirds left.
The answer is negative five and two-fifths or -5.4.
89
six fifths