Answer:
[tex] \frac{3}{5} - \frac{1}{8} = \frac{19}{40} [/tex]
TOTAL:
=0.475
Step-by-step explanation:
3/5 - 1/8 = 3.8/5.8 - 1.5/8.5 = 24/40
- 5/40 = 24-5/40 - 24-6/40 =19/40
✿For adding, subtracting, and comparing fractions, it is suitable to adjust both fractions to a common (equal, identical) denominator. The common denominator you can calculate as the least common multiple of both denominators - LCM(5, 8) = 40. In practice, it is enough to find the common denominator (not necessarily the lowest) by multiplying the denominators: 5 × 8 = 40. In the following intermediate step, it cannot further simplify the fraction result by canceling.
