Answer:
[tex]\frac{17}{8}[/tex] or [tex]2\frac{1}{8}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
First we will convert the first term into an improper fraction. We multiply the whole number into the denominator and add the product to the numerator.
[tex]2\frac{1}{2}[/tex][tex]-\frac{3}{8}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex][tex]-\frac{3}{8}[/tex]
Then we will multiply the first term by 4/4 to match the denominator of the second term..
[tex]\frac{5}{2}[/tex] * [tex]\frac{4}{4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{20}{8}[/tex]
Finally we subtract.
[tex]\frac{20}{8}[/tex][tex]-\frac{3}{8}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{17}{8}[/tex]
