What is 2/5 minus 3?
Looking for the result of 2/5 - 3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/5 by 3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 15 = -13
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 1 = 5
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -13/5
The result of subtracting 2/5 and 3/1 is : -13/5 (or -2.6 in its decimal form)