Question

Is 7/8 - 2/5 about 1? Explain

Answer 1

0.475

Explanation:

well it depends

Answer 2

Well we could start by making common denominators so we can subtract these two fractions.

7/8 = 35/40

2/5 = 16/40.

35/40 = 16/40 = 19/40.

19/40 = 0.475.

So about 1? Not really, since it rounds down to 0.

Close to 1? Not really, since it rounds down to 0.

Exactly? No.