Question

Work out and simplify 3/8 - 1/16

Answer 1

AnswerAns

5/6

Step-by-step explanation

3/8 - 1/16 = (3×2 -1)÷16 = 5/16

Answer 2

3/8 - 1/16 simplifies to 5/16.

Explanation:

To subtract two fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the least common multiple of 8 and 16 is 16.

So, we need to rewrite 3/8 and 1/16 with a denominator of 16:

3/8 = 6/16

1/16 = 1/16

Now we can subtract:

6/16 - 1/16 = 5/16