how much longer is 1 than 3/8

Question

how much longer is i inch than 3/8 inch 

Answer 1

To find the difference between two numbers, use subtraction. Subtract the smaller number from the larger number.

 

In this case, that would be 1 minus 3/8. To make it easy, we can change the 1 into a fraction so that it matches 3/8. Since 1 is a whole number, you can divide it into eighths and have 8 of them, or 8/8.

 

Now we can subtract 8/8 minus 3/8. Since the denominator is the same, we can put them together as (8-3)/8.

 

8-3 is 5, so the answer is 5/8.

 

1 inch is 5/8 inch longer than 3/8 inch.