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Exercise 6 Page 527

To add or subtract fractions, they need to have the same denominator.

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Practice makes perfect

When adding or subtracting fractions, they should have the same denominator. In this exercise, we have two fractions with different denominators. 3/4 - 7/8Since 8 is a multiple of 4, we can multiply both the numerator and denominator of 34 by 2 to create a common denominator.

3/4-7/8
3 * 2/4 * 2-7/8
6/8-7/8

Now that we have a common denominator, we can proceed to simplifying the expression.

6/8-7/8
6-7/8
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