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A Guinea pig weights 1 7/8 pounds a rabbit weights 3 3/8 pounds how much more does the rabbit weigh than the Guinea pig

A Guinea pig weights 1 7/8 pounds a rabbit weights 3 3/8 pounds how much more does-example-1

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Take the weight of a rabbit and subtract the weight of the guinea pig 3 3/8 - 1 7/8

Write it vertically to make the fractions line up.

3 3/8

- 1 7/8

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We need to borrow from the 3

Borrow 1 in the form of 8/8

2 3/8+8/8

-1 7/8

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2 11/8

-1 7/8

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1 4/8

Simplify the fraction by dividing the top and bottom by 4

1 1/2 pounds

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