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\[ \frac{37}{4} - \frac{61}{8} = \frac{13}{8} = 1.625 \]

The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of \(\frac{37}{4}\) and \(\frac{-61}{8}\) is \(8\). \[ \begin{aligned} \frac{37}{4} - \frac{61}{8} &= \frac{37 \cdot 2}{4 \cdot 2} + \frac{-61 \cdot 1}{8 \cdot 1} \\ &= \frac{74 + -61}{8} \\ &= \frac{13}{8} \end{aligned} \]