Basic Math Examples

$\frac{5}{8} - \frac{3}{16}$

Step 1

To write

$\frac{5}{8}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{5}{8} \cdot \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{16}$

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of

$16$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

$1$ .

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Step 2.1

Multiply

$\frac{5}{8}$ by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{5 \cdot 2}{8 \cdot 2} - \frac{3}{16}$

Step 2.2

Multiply

$8$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{5 \cdot 2}{16} - \frac{3}{16}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{5 \cdot 2 - 3}{16}$

Step 4

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 4.1

Multiply

$5$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{10 - 3}{16}$

Step 4.2

Subtract

$3$ from

$10$ .

$\frac{7}{16}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{7}{16}$

Decimal Form:

$0.4375$