3 3/8- 9/8 give your answer as a mixed number

1. Multiply 8 x 3 to find the value of 3 whole lots of eighths. This is 24, or 24/8, since there are 24 eighths.
2. To convert 3 3/8 into an improper fraction, do 24/8 + 3/8 = 27/8.
3. Now you can do 27/8 - 9/8, which is 18/8.
4. 18/8 cancels down to 9/4 if you divide both sides by 2.
5. Now, you can convert your answer into a mixed number by dividing 9 by 4 and putting the remainder over 4. 2 x 4 = 8, so you have two whole fourths and 1/4. Hence, your final answer is 2 1/4.

FYI, if you left your improper fraction as 18/8, you would still yet the same answer, because 2 x 8 = 16 and 18-16 = 2, so you would get 2 2/8, which cancels down to 2 1/4.

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