Question

Solve the following: five and one tenth − two and eight tenths

Answer 1

Explanation:

The first thing we need to do is set up the problem.

5
`(1)/(10)` - 2
`(8)/(10)`

After we do this, we have to combine the whole numbers into the fraction to make an improper fraction.

5
`(1)/(10)` becomes
`(51)/(10)` because we get 5 times 10 + 1.

2
`(8)/(10)` becomes
`(28)/(10)` because we get 2 times 10 + 8.

After doing this we can subtract and get the answer.

51 - 28 = 23

So the answer is
`(23)/(10)`.