Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Review Exercises - Page 256: 46

Answer

$$665\frac{7}{8}\ pounds $$

Work Step by Step

We first subtract the two whole numbers: $$ = 2058 - 1392 \\ 666 \ pounds $$ We now subtract the fractions: $$ \frac{3}{8} - \frac{1}{2} \\ = \frac{3}{8} - \frac{4}{8} \\ = -\frac{1}{8}$$ Finally, adding these two values: $$ = 666 + ( -\frac{1}{8}) \\ = 665\frac{7}{8}\ pounds $$
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