Question

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1) 1/2-______=1/6
2) 7/8 - ____=1/4
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Answer 1

1) let the answer be 'x'

$\frac{1}{2} - x = \frac{1}{6}$

$- x = \frac{1}{6} - \frac{1}{2}$

$- x = \frac{1}{6} - \frac{1 \times 3}{2 \times 3}$

$- x = \frac{1}{6} - \frac{3}{6}$

$- x = \frac{1 - 3}{6}$

$- x = \frac{ - 2}{6} = \frac{ - 1}{3}$

$x = \frac{1}{3}$

2) let the answer be 'x'

$\frac{7}{8} - x = \frac{1}{4}$

$- x = \frac{1}{4} - \frac{7}{8}$

$- x = \frac{1 \times 2}{4 \times 2} - \frac{7}{8}$

$- x = \frac{2}{8} - \frac{7}{8}$

$- x = \frac{2 - 7}{8}$

$x = \frac{5}{8}$