3 1/2 - 1 5/8 =?

Question

plz help i cant do fractions to save am life lol

Answer 1

3 1/2 = 7/2

1 5/8 = 13/8

7/2 - 13/8 = (28 - 13) / 8 = 15/8 = 1 7/8

Answer 2

1 7/8. First, make it so that both fractions share a common denominator. 2 and 8 can both go into 8, so use that as your denominator. Since 2*4 = 8, make sure you multiply 1*4 as well. This results in: 3 4/8 - 1 5/8. Since 4 is less than 5, and 1 = 8/8, simply take 1 from 3 and make it 8/8. Then add that to 4/ 8, to get 12/8. (This is so you have a greater number minus a smaller number, when it comes to the fractions.) So, 2 12/8 - 1 5/8 = 1 7/8.

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

3 1/2 - 1 5/8=7/ 2 -13/8
=(28 - 13 )/8
=15/8

Answer 4

1 and 7/8

Answer 5

1 7/8

Answer 6

Change 3 1/2 to an improper fraction --> 7/2
Change 1 5/8 to an improper fraction --> 13/8

you need to have the same demoninator to add/subtract fractions
7/2 --> 7(4) / 2(4) --> 28/8
28/8 - 13/8 --> 15/8

Answer 7

3 1/2 = 7/2
1 5/8 = 13/8

7/2 - 13/8 =
28/8 - 13/8 =
15/8 or 1 7/8

Answer 8

first thing you need to do is make you fraction part match, multiply 1/2 by 4 to make 4/8 your problem should now look like 3 4/8 - 1 5/8. like any other subtraction problem you will need to borrow from the 3 to make the first portion 2 12/8 now subtract the top fraction 12 -5 = 7/8 then the subtract your whole numbers 2-1=1 for your answer of 1 7/8

Answer 9

1/ make the numbers top heavy
so
3 1/2= 6+1/2= 7/2

1 5/8= 13/8

2/ find a number that both 2 and 8 go into which is 8

2 goes into 8------------- 4 times
so 7x4/8= 28/ 8

28-13/8= 15/8

3/ now 8 goes into 15 only once and then you have 7 left over

so the answer is 1 7/8

Answer 10

3 1/2 - 1 5/8 =

7/2 - 13/8 =

28/8 - 13/8 =

15/8 =

1 7/8

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