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Question
Subtract the first rational number from the second in each of the following:
\[\frac{1}{4}, \frac{- 3}{8}\]
Short/Brief Note
Sum
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Solution
\[\frac{- 3}{8} - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{- 3 - 2}{8} = \frac{- 5}{8}\]
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