Question

Add -3/8 + 5/4 Simplify your answer. Type a fraction or an interger.

Answer 1

Beautiful your answer is 7/8

Answer 2

5/4 - 3/8 = 5*2/4*2 - 3/8 = 10/8 - 3/8= 7/8

The final answer is 7/8 in fraction form. Notice the second step. It brings the 5/4 into eighths by multiplying 5*2 and 4*2. This is done so that the 3/8 and 5/4 have identical denominators.