Question

what is 2 1/8 - 1 3/8 ? move numbers into the boxes to show the answer if there os no whole number move a 0 to the first box

Answer 1

$2 \frac{1}{8} - 1 \frac{3}{8}$

Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction

$\frac{17}{8} - \frac{11}{8}$

Take the LCM of denominators and Subtract them

$\frac{3}{4}$

$\rm \: or \: 0.75$