step by step what is this answer? 9-3 7/8=

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step by step what is this answer?                                  9-3 7/8=

atsie · Answer

9 - 3...

 8, 7, 6

Subtract backwards three times.
What do we do next?

anonymous · Answer

im sorry i dont understand but 9-3=6

atsie · Answer

It say's 9 - 3
so, if you count backwards three times on your finger's from 9, it will come to 6.
Is that easier to understand?

anonymous · Answer

yes, sorry

atsie · Answer

Don't be sorry, we all have to learn sometime! :)
Now out of curiosity, does 7/3 appear in a fraction form?

anonymous · Answer

no

atsie · Answer

Why is there no symbol in between the 9 - 3 and the 7/8 ?
Is this how it looks in your book?

jhonyy9 · Answer

@Atsie i think this wan being 9 - 3 integer 7/8

anonymous · Answer

in my book it says 9-3 7/8

jhonyy9 · Answer

yes @Micheiou this make sens sure

atsie · Answer

Well, 9 - 3 is 6, so what are we supposed to use to get to the 7/8?
@jhonyy9 Am I over thinking this? Help me out here.

jhonyy9 · Answer

ok.
so first of all 

3 7/8 = (3*8+7)/8 = (24+7)/8 = 31/8 and now you can continue it subtracting from 9

jhonyy9 · Answer

@Atsie do you can - like continue it for medal please ?

jhonyy9 · Answer

courage this is easy

jhonyy9 · Answer

@Atsie how you subtract from one integer a fraction please ?

atsie · Answer

Alright, subtracting 31/8 from 9 would be 5.12 in decimal form. 
@jhonyy9 medal received :)

jhonyy9 · Answer

ok. but please write your calculi here step by step to make the asker understanding wour way easy - thank you

jhonyy9 · Answer

your way - sorry my mistaque

atsie · Answer

31 / 8 is 3.8
now 3.8 - 9 would be 5.2

anonymous · Answer

I am  not understanding this. The answer is going to be a fraction though

jhonyy9 · Answer

but there are 

9 - 3 7/8 

9 - 31/8

9     31
-- - ---   common denominator is 8 so multiplie 9 by 8
 1      8

9*8 -31      72 -31          41
-------  = --------- = ----- = ?
    8                  8               8

like step by step

atsie · Answer

ooh, I thought you were saying something else @jhonyy9 . Step by step that way.

jhonyy9 · Answer

@Micheiou hope you understand it now sure easy every steps how you can solving same exercises - yes ?

anonymous · Answer

Yes, thanks

jhonyy9 · Answer

@Atsie remember please we here on openstudy wan,like making asker understanding end learning step by step how can how need solving exercises in what they have called help

jhonyy9 · Answer

ok. @Micheiou  was my pleasure 

good luck

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