Answer:
<u>1</u>
8
Step-by-step explanation:
What do we know:
John and George raked 7/8 of the yard.
John raked 3/4 of 7/8
What we need to know is:
How much did George rake?
How? Subtract the fractions given.
<u>7</u> - <u>3</u>
8 4
To do this we must make the denominator (bottom) number the same. How? Find the least common denominator for 8 and 4. Basically what is the lowest number that both 8 and 4 can be divided.
Answer is 8
8 divided by 8 is 1
4 divided by 8 is 2
so
<u>7</u> - <u>3</u> ×2 <u>6</u>
8 4 ×2 = 8
<u>7</u> _ <u>6</u> = <u>1</u>
8 8 8 is how much George raked.