(3/2)-(5/8)
= 7/8
or
0.875
One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
Five eighths is twenty-five percent more than one half.
To subtract one quarter from seven eighths, first convert one quarter to eighths. One quarter is equal to two eighths. Therefore, seven eighths minus two eighths equals five eighths. So, seven eighths minus one quarter equals five eighths.
Answer = seven eighths of an inch.
Half of one and a quarter is five eighths (5/8).
One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
three eighths
Answer One half is the same as four eighths, so five eighths is one eighth more.
One and five eighths is bigger than one and a half.
Five eighths is twenty-five percent more than one half.
Answer = seven eighths of an inch.
Five eighths.
1½ = Twelve eighths so the answer is seven-eighths
Half of one and a quarter is five eighths (5/8).
One half + five eighths = nine eighths
3/8 minus 1/2 is -1/8
91/8