Question

Difference of 5/7 and 3/8 will be (A) 15/56 (B) 18/56 (C) 19/56 (D) 13/56

Answer 1

Answer:

C) 19/56

Step-by-step explanation:

40/56-21/56=19/56

Answer 2

Given:

Two fractions 5/7 and 3/8.

To find:

The difference of 5/7 and 3/8.

Solution:

$\frac{5}{7} - \frac{3}{8} = ?$

To find the difference of fractions 5/7 and 3/8, first of all, we need to make the denominator of given fractions equal.

So, take the LCM of numbers 7 and 8 that are in the denominator.

LCM of 7, 8 is 56.

Now,

Proceeding to the solution we have,

$= \frac{5 \times 8}{7 \times 8} - \frac{3 \times 7}{8 \times 7}$

$= \frac{40}{56 } - \frac{21}{56}$

$= \frac{40 - 21}{56}$

$= \frac{19}{56}$

Hence, the difference of fractions 5/7 and 3/8 is (C) 19/56.