document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=745043>Question 745043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> algebraic fractions  5/8 - 3/10 = </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make their denominators equal first. Their LCM (least common multiple) is 40, so 40 is going to be the denominator. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/8 = 25/40 (40/8 is 5. 5x5=25)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/10 = 12/40 (40/10 is 4. 4x3=12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can now subtract because they have the same denominator. 25-12 = 13 is the numerator. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the answer is 13/40.  </SPAN>\n" );
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