What is 2 minus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 2 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2 by 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 1 = 5
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 5 = 5
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 5 = 5
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/5
- Simplify the fraction (5/5) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 5/5 = 1
- 5/5 = 1
- This gives: 1.
The result of subtracting 2/1 and 5/5 is : 1