Terrence normally uses 7/8 teaspoon of dried basil to make his own salad dressing. He decides to change the recipe to use less dried basil. He decides that the flavor is perfect when using a total of 3/4 teaspoon.

Write a subtraction equation that could be used to determine the amount of basil, b, Terrence excluded. Solve for b. Describe your steps.

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Terrence normally uses 7/8 teaspoon of dried basil to make his own salad dressing. He decides to change the recipe to use less dried basil. He decides that the flavor is perfect when using a total of 3/4 teaspoon.

Write a subtraction equation that could be used to determine the amount of basil, b, Terrence excluded. Solve for b. Describe your steps.

anonymous · Answer

3/4-7/8=b
2/2*(3/4)-7/8=b You need to get a common denominator in order to subtract them
(6/8)-(7/8)=b
Now it's simple numerator math:
1/8=b