What is 2/2 minus 3/2?
Looking for the result of 2/2 - 3/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/2 by 3/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 2 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 2 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 6 = -2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 2 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/4
- Simplify the fraction (-2/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -2/2 = -1
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: -1/2.
The result of subtracting 2/2 and 3/2 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)