What is 10/3 minus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 10/3 - 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/3 by 1/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 5 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 3 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 − 3 = 47
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 5 = 15
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 47/15
The result of subtracting 10/3 and 1/5 is : 47/15 (or 3.1333333333333 in its decimal form)