Question

36-16 5/8 what's the answer

Answer 1

36 - 16 5/8

Converting 16 5/8 to an improper fraction:

`16(5)/(8)=(16\cdot8+5)/(8)=\frac{128\text{ + 5}}{8}=(133)/(8)`

Then we convert 36 to a fraction with denominator 8:

`\begin{gathered} (36\cdot8)/(8)\text{ (Multiplying by 8 the numerator and the denominator)} \\ (288)/(8) \end{gathered}`

Subtracting fractions, we have:

`(288)/(8)-(133)/(8)=(155)/(8)`

Converting the answer to a mixed number:

`\begin{gathered} 155/8 \\ \text{The quotient of this division is 19 and the remainder is 3. So the mixed number would be: } \\ 19(3)/(8) \\ \text{The answer is }19(3)/(8) \end{gathered}`