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Can u help me on showing my work and the answer

Can u help me on showing my work and the answer-example-1

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Answer:

34/8 or 4 2/8

Explanation:

6*8=48 48+5=53 =53/8

> (53/8) - (19/8) = 34/8 or 4 2/8

2*8=16 16+3=19 =19/8


You just change the whole numbers into fractions by multiplying it by the denominator, in this case 8. And then add your sum to the fraction part of the number to be left with just a fraction. To subtract, you just subtract the numerator, if the denominator is the same. In this case, it is, the denominator is 8.

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