Answer:
1 5/8
Step-by-step explanation:
You need to do the subtraction 4 - 2 3/8.
You can use mixed numerals, but you need to borrow and you need a common denominator.
4 - 2 3/8
Since 4 has no fraction part, we borrow 1 from 4 leaving 3. The 1 we borrow becomes a fraction written as 8/8, so we have the same denominator as the fraction 3/8.
Now we have
4 - 2 3/8 =
= 3 8/8 - 2 3/8
Subtract 2 from 3 to get 1.
Subtract 3/8 from 8/8 to get 5/8.
= 1 5/8
You can also set it up vertically as shown below and then subtract the whole numbers and subtract the fractions.
3 8/8
- 2 3/8
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1 5/8
Answer: 1 5/8
