Solve 25/8-15/10

$$\frac { 25 } { 8 } - \frac { 15 } { 10 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{13}{8}=1.625$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{15}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{25}{8}-\frac{3}{2}$$

Least common multiple of 8 and 2 is 8. Convert \frac{25}{8} and \frac{3}{2} to fractions with denominator 8.

$$\frac{25}{8}-\frac{12}{8}$$

Since \frac{25}{8} and \frac{12}{8} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{25-12}{8}$$

Subtract 12 from 25 to get 13.

$$\frac{13}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13}{2 ^ {3}} = 1\frac{5}{8} = 1.625$$