19 and 3/4
Instead of "a half", write "eight sixteenths". That doesn't change the value of any numbers, but it makes it a lot easier to subtract the three sixteenths from the eight sixteenths.
It is minus one half.
To subtract one half from eight tenths, first convert one half to tenths. One half is equivalent to five tenths. Therefore, subtracting five tenths from eight tenths gives you three tenths. So, eight tenths takeaway one half equals three tenths.
minus one half
two and one half
three eighths
Instead of "a half", write "eight sixteenths". That doesn't change the value of any numbers, but it makes it a lot easier to subtract the three sixteenths from the eight sixteenths.
One and three quarters
20
Seven and a half (:
It is minus one half.
It is: 7/8-1/2 = 3/8
seven eighths
To subtract one half from eight tenths, first convert one half to tenths. One half is equivalent to five tenths. Therefore, subtracting five tenths from eight tenths gives you three tenths. So, eight tenths takeaway one half equals three tenths.
81/2 − 7/8 = 75/8
Three pounds, eight ounces.
Eight and seven eighths.