What is the difference of 5 1/4 and 1 3/4 ?(1 point)
The difference between 5 1/4 and 1 3/4 is 3 1/2.
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To find the difference between 5 1/4 and 1 3/4, we need to subtract the two numbers.
First, let's convert the fractions to a common denominator. The common denominator in this case is 4.
5 1/4 is equal to (4 * 5) + 1 = 20 + 1 = 21/4
1 3/4 is equal to (4 * 1) + 3 = 4 + 3 = 7/4
Now we can subtract the two fractions:
21/4 - 7/4
Since the denominators are the same, we can subtract the numerators directly:
(21 - 7)/4 = 14/4
Finally, we can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which in this case is 2:
14/4 = (14 ÷ 2) / (4 ÷ 2) = 7/2
So, the difference between 5 1/4 and 1 3/4 is 7/2 or 3 1/2.
To find the difference between 5 1/4 and 1 3/4, we need to subtract the second number from the first number.
Step 1: Convert both mixed numbers into improper fractions.
5 1/4 can be written as (5 * 4 + 1) / 4 = 21/4.
1 3/4 can be written as (1 * 4 + 3) / 4 = 7/4.
Step 2: Subtract the second fraction from the first fraction.
21/4 - 7/4 = (21 - 7) / 4 = 14/4.
Step 3: Simplify the fraction, if possible.
14/4 is an improper fraction which can be simplified to a mixed number as follows:
Divide the numerator (14) by the denominator (4) to get the whole number: 14 / 4 = 3 remainder 2.
The mixed number is then 3 2/4.
So, the difference between 5 1/4 and 1 3/4 is 3 2/4 or 3 1/2.