Question

(9x-3 1/8)- (7x+1 3/8)

Answer 1

`*\\(9x-3(1)/(8))-(7x+1(3)/(8))=\ \ \ |Omit\ the\ brackets\\\\ (9x-3(1)/(8))-(7x+1(3)/(8))=9x-3(1)/(8)-7x-1(3)/(8)=\ \ \ \ \ |add\ similar\ factors\\\\ \boxed{2x-4(1)/(2)}`