Question

What is the solution to 5/8 - 1/4

Answer 1

3/8

Explanation:

5/8 - 1/4

Here the LCM is 8 so we need to multiply 1/4 by 2/2 to get 8 as the denominator.

5/8 - 2/8

Since the denominator is same we can do

(5-2)/8

= 3/8

Answer 2

5/8 - 2/8, because you need common denominators, therefor the answer is -3/8