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9 4/8-5 1/8
How to Subtract fractions?

User Jrom
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First we will simply the fractions into improper fractions as illustrated below :

9*8+4/8 - 5*8+1/8
= 76/8 - 41/8
= 76-41/8
= 35/8
Converting to mixed fraction 35/8 = 4 3/8
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