Given:
The expression is:
[tex]18\dfrac{2}{5}-4\dfrac{1}{10}[/tex]
To find:
The difference.
Solution:
We have,
[tex]18\dfrac{2}{5}-4\dfrac{1}{10}[/tex]
It can be rewritten as:
[tex]=\dfrac{90+2}{5}-\dfrac{40+1}{10}[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{92}{5}-\dfrac{41}{10}[/tex]
Taking LCM, we get
[tex]=\dfrac{184-41}{10}[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{143}{10}[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{140+3}{10}[/tex]
[tex]=14\dfrac{3}{10}[/tex]
Therefore, the value of the difference is [tex]14\dfrac{3}{10}[/tex].
