Question

Reduce 738 and 7/32 by 48 and 9/32 .

Answer 1

Answer: 689 + 30/32

Step-by-step explanation:

A reduction of A by B, means that we need to solve:

A - B.

So if we want to reduce 738 and 7/32 by 48 and 9/32 we have to solve:

(738 + 7/32) - (48 + 9/32)

we can separate it into whole and fraction:

(738 - 48) + (7/32 - 9/32)

690 - 2/32

But we usually don't want a negative fraction, so we can use that:

1 = 32/32

690 - 2/32 = 689 + 1 - 2/32 = 689 +32/32 - 2/32 = 689 + 30/32