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Following Is an Example of a Child's Work 2582 \frac { 5 } { 8 }

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Following is an example of a child's work. You are to study the work and then judge the student's understanding.
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Rona was asked to subtract 2582 \frac { 5 } { 8 }
from 4184 \frac { 1 } { 8 }
. Her work is shown below.
 Rona’s work:418=3118258=258168\begin{array} { r } \text { Rona's work:}&4 \frac { 1 } { 8 } = 3 \frac { 11 } { 8 } \\\\&\underline{- 2 \frac { 5 } { 8 } = - 2 \frac { 5 } { 8 } }\\&\quad\quad\quad\quad 1 \frac { 6 } { 8 }\end{array} ?
A) Is Rona's work correct or incorrect?
B) If the work is incorrect, please explain why.

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