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Ellen needs 5/8 yard of fringe for her scarf. Ling needs 2/8 yards of fringe for her scarf. How much more fringe

does Ellen need than Ling?

User Aiza
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Answer:

3/8

Explanation:

5/8 - 2/8 = 3/8, you keep the denominator and sub subtract the numerator.

User Twmr
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Answer:

3/8

Explanation:

well there are common denominators so all you have to do is subtract 5 and 2

User Dov Rosenberg
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