how much longer is 1 inch longer than 3/8

Answer 1

Hi Cameron! Great question!

To figure out this problem you will need to make 1 inch into a fraction that can be used alongside 3/8 inch. To do this you will want to make your denominator the same numbers. I suggest using the same denominator as 3/8. This would mean you convert your 1 inch to 8/8 inches. 1=8/8

This means we can reformat your equation to

8/8-3/8=

Remember that the denominator does not change, only the numerators are subtracting. This means we are only looking at the 8-3 on the top, the bottom numbers will not change. 8/8-3/8=5/8.

I hope this answers your question!

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