Classes›Class 9›Maths›NCERT›The World of Numbers›Exercise 3.3›Q 3
QUESTION 3 ii Easy

Find the difference:
\(\frac{11}{8}\) − \(\frac{3}{4}\)

SOLUTION

The LCM of 8 and 4 = 8
\(\begin{aligned} \frac{11}{8} − \frac{3}{4} &= \frac{11 − 3(2)}{8} \\ &= \frac{11 − 6}{8} \\ &= \frac{5}{8}\end{aligned}\)

The sum is \(\frac{5}{8}\).
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Final Answer : \(\frac{5}{8}\)