What is 5 5/8-4 1/4?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-27T14:27:55

#1 3/8#

Given: #5 5/8-4 1/4#.

Notice how #1/4=2/8#.

Therefore, it equals:

#=5 5/8-4 2/8#

Split into:

#=5+5/8-(4+2/8)#

#=5+5/8-4-2/8#

Add like-terms. Whole numbers with whole numbers, fractions with fractions.

#=1+3/8#

Combine.

#=1 3/8#