Subtract 4/8 from 56/50, Solve 1 6/50

Subtract 4/8 from 56/50

1^st number: 1 6/50, 2^nd number: 4/8

56/50 - 4/8 is 31/50.

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 50 and 8 is 200

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 200
For the 1st fraction, since 50 × 4 = 200,
56/50 = 56 × 4/50 × 4 = 224/200
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 8 × 25 = 200,
4/8 = 4 × 25/8 × 25 = 100/200
Subtract the two like fractions:
224/200 - 100/200 = 224 - 100/200 = 124/200
After reducing the fraction, the answer is 31/50

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