High School Placement Test (HSPT) Practice Test

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What is the value of 16/3 - 8?

-8/3
20/3
14/3
8/3

The correct answer is: -8/3

To find the value of $ \frac{16}{3} - 8 $, it helps to express 8 in terms of a fraction with a denominator of 3 so that we can perform the subtraction easily. We can rewrite the whole number 8 as a fraction: \[ 8 = \frac{8 \times 3}{3} = \frac{24}{3} \] Now, we can substitute this back into the equation: \[ \frac{16}{3} - \frac{24}{3} \] Since both fractions have the same denominator, we can subtract the numerators directly: \[ \frac{16 - 24}{3} = \frac{-8}{3} \] Thus, the final result of $ \frac{16}{3} - 8 $ is $ \frac{-8}{3} $, confirming that this is the correct answer. The other options do not match this calculation, as they represent different values that do not correctly reflect the operation performed.