What is 3/2 minus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 3/2 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/2 by 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 − 10 = 5
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/10
- Simplify the fraction (5/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 5/5 = 1
- 10/5 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of subtracting 3/2 and 5/5 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)