SOLUTION: Find The Sum or Difference. 23. 5/8 - 3/4 Any help with this equation would be <b>GREATLY</b> appreciated.

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Question 110742: Find The Sum or Difference.
23. 5/8 - 3/4
Any help with this equation would be GREATLY appreciated.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: Fractions Solver


5%2F8-3%2F4 Start with the given expression




In order to subtract these two fractions, these fractions need to have a common denominator.


In order to do that, we simply find that the LCM of 8 and 4 is 8 (note: if you need help with finding the LCM, check out this solver)


Now we need to get each denominator to 8



5%2F8-%282%2F2%29%283%2F4%29 Multiply 3%2F4 by %282%2F2%29


5%2F8-6%2F8 Multiply 3%2F4 and %282%2F2%29 to get 6%2F8



Since both fractions have a common denominator of 8, we can now combine the fractions


%285-6%29%2F8 Combine the fractions


-1%2F8 Subtract the numerators



So

5%2F8-3%2F4=-1%2F8