Question

How to Decompose 1 3/8

Answer 1

Decomposition of a fraction is defined as the , re-writing of the given fraction as the sum of different fraction with same denominator.

Here we are given with the number $1\frac{3}{8}$

This can be decomposed as below:

$1\frac{3}{8}=1+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{8}$

It can be again written in another form as below

$1\frac{3}{8}=1+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{2}{8}$

Answer 2

3/8 = 1/8 +1/8 + 1/8 ; 3/8 = 1/8 + 2/8 ; 2 1/8 = 1 +1 + 1/8 = 8/8 + 8/8 + 1/8. 
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