
The difference is the result of a subtraction problem.
We are given two values that are being subtracted: 54 and a number, represented by 
So, represent this mathematically with
.
4 6/9= 38/9
7 5/3= 26/3
3 7/8= 31/8
5 19/14 =89/14
It is 3.
You can check this by seeing 3^3 ie. 3x3x3, which comes out as 27.
You can check the cube root on a calculator.