Question

What is 14 and 11/12 - 8 and 3/8 please help!

Answer 1

`6(13)/(24)`

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given a subtraction problem of two mixed fraction.

`14(11)/(12)-8(3)/(8)`

First of all we will convert our given mixed fraction into improper fractions as shown below.

`14(11)/(12)\rightarrow (12\cdot 14+11)/(12)=(168+11)/(12)=(179)/(12)`

`8(3)/(8)\rightarrow (8\cdot 8+3)/(8)=(64+3)/(8)=(67)/(8)`

Now we will subtract our given fraction by making a common denominator.

`(179)/(12)-(67)/(8)`

`(179*2)/(12*2)-(67*3)/(8*3)`

`(358)/(24)-(201)/(24)`

`(358-201)/(24)`

`(157)/(24)`

`6(13)/(24)`

Therefore, the answer of our given subtraction problem is
`6(13)/(24)`.

Answer 2

The correct answer is 6 13/24.

Step-by-step explanation:
First we find a common denominator; since our denominators are 12 and 8, we will use 24.

For the first fraction, 12 will go into 24 2 times, so we multiply the numerator by 2:
11*2= 22, so we have 14 22/24.

For the second fraction, 8 will go into 24 3 times, so we multiply the numerator by 3:
3*3=9, so we have 8 9/24.

Subtracting these, we subtract the fractions first:
22/24-9/24 = 13/24.

Now subtract the whole numbers:
14-8 = 6.

This gives us 6 13/24.