Convert <span>6\frac{3}{8}<span>6<span><span>8</span><span>3</span><span></span></span></span></span><span> to improper fraction. Use this rule: </span><span>a \frac{b}{c}=\frac{ac+b}{c}<span>a<span><span>c</span><span>b</span><span></span></span>=<span><span>c</span><span><span>ac+b</span></span>:</span></span></span> ∣8<span><span><span><span>6×8+3</span></span><span></span></span>−2∣+∣−8<span><span>8</span><span>5</span><span></span></span>−1<span>∣
</span></span>Simplify <span>6\times 8<span>6×8</span></span><span> to </span>48: <span><span><span><span><span> </span>8</span><span><span>48+3</span></span><span></span></span>−2∣+∣−8<span><span>8</span><span>5</span><span></span></span>−1∣
</span>Simplify <span>48+3<span>48+3</span></span><span> to </span>51:</span><span><span><span><span><span> </span>8</span><span><span>51</span></span><span></span></span>−2∣+∣−8<span><span>8</span><span>5</span><span></span></span>−1∣
</span> Make the denominators the same: <span><span><span>51</span><span>/8</span></span>−2×<span><span>8</span><span>8</span><span>
</span></span></span><span>Simplify. Denominators are now the same: </span> <span><span><span>51</span><span>/8</span></span>−<span><span>8</span><span><span>16</span></span><span> </span> </span></span>Join the denominators: \frac{51-16}{8}<span><span>8</span><span><span>51−16</span></span><span> </span> etc.. and your answer will be 14
