CBSE Class 6 Mathematics Question 41 of 46

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Question
\(\frac{5}{8}-\frac{3}{8}\)
Answer

Given \(\frac{5}{8}-\frac{3}{8}\)
As fractional unit is same i.e., \(\frac{1}{8}\) we shall simply subtract numerators keeping fractional unit as \(\frac{1}{8}\)
Then \(\frac{5}{8}-\frac{3}{8}=\frac{5-3}{8}\)
= \(\frac{2}{8}=\frac{1}{4}\) (representing in simplest form)