Question

Reduce 4 3/8 from 15 1/4 what is the result

Answer 1

Answer:

$10\frac{7}{8}$

Step-by-step explanation:

15 1/4 convert to improper fraction:

(4 x 15 + 1) / 4 = 61 / 4

4 3/8 convert to improper fraction:

(8 x 4 + 3) / 8 = 35 / 8

Subtraction:

61 / 4     -       35 / 8

LCM of denominators = 8

$\frac{61*2}{4*2}$         -       35 / 8

122 / 8         -           35 / 8

87 / 8 [122 - 35 = 87]

convert to mixed fraction

87 / 8 = 10 with 7 remainder

thus answer is

$10\frac{7}{8}$