Question

The difference between two numbers is 3*54/100. If the greater number is 38*3/100, then the smaller number is ?

Answer 1

`34 49/100`

Explanation:

If the bigger number is `38 3/100`, then you have to subtract the difference to find the smaller number.

`38 3/100 - 3 54/100`

Subtracting the whole numbers is easy, but then you are left with a smaller fraction minus a bigger fraction,

`35 3/100 - 54/100 = 35 (3-54)/100`

Convert a whole number `(1)`, to `100/100` then subtract,

`35 (3-54)/100 = = 34+1+ (3-54)/100 = 34 (100+3-54)/100`

`=34 49/100`

Or you can use improper fractions, which means that you do not have to convert, but the numbers are bigger:
Having `100` as the denominators makes it easy to do.

`38 3/100 - 3 54/100`

`=3803/100 -354/100`

`=3449/100`

`=34 49/100`