5/9 = .555 7/8 = .875 Thereby, five ninths is less than seven eighths.
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.
One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
No five eights are not equivalent to six ninths.
5/24
5/9 = .555 7/8 = .875 Thereby, five ninths is less than seven eighths.
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.
One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
No five eights are not equivalent to six ninths.
5/24
1/2
To subtract seven twelfths from five eighths, first find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 8 and 12 is 24. Converting the fractions, five eighths becomes 15/24 and seven twelfths becomes 14/24. Thus, 15/24 - 14/24 equals 1/24.
12 19/72
2/9
7/9
Change both numbers to single fractions with a common denominator of 117
seven and seven ninths.....or...... seventy ninths