Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Skills Handbook - Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Exercises - Page 803: 19

Answer

2$\frac{3}{8}$

Work Step by Step

We start by subtracting the whole numbers: $8-6=2$. In order to add or subtract fractions, we start by making a common denominator (bottom of the fraction). Thus, we multiply 1/4 by 2/2 to obtain: $\frac{5}{8}$-($\frac{2}{8}$)=$\frac{3}{8}$. We add the 2 to get an answer of 2$\frac{3}{8}$.
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