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5 over 8 or 5/8. To add or subtract fractions you must reach the lowest common denominator, which in this case is 8. So we multiply both the top and bottom of 1/4 by to to get the bottom to equal 8. We end up with 2/8. Then we just subtract the top numbers 7-2=5. so we end up with 5/8.
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What is 5 over 8 plus 1 over 4?
5 over 8 = 5/8 1 over 4 = 1/4 = 2/8 5/8 + 2/8 = 7/8 Answer: 7 over 8
What is 7 over 8 take away 1 over 4?
It is 7/8 minus 1/4 = 5/8
4 over 7 divided by 8 over 21?
(4/7) / (8/21) = (4/7) x (21/8) = 84/56 = 1 and 1/2
What is the difference between 7 over 8 and 3 over 4?
(7/8) - (3/4) = 1/8 or 0.125
What is 2 over 7 plus 1 over 4?
2/7 + 1/4 (2*4)/(7*4) + 7/(4*7) 8/28 + 7/28 (8 + 7)/28 15/28
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