What is 3/3 minus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 3/3 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/3 by 5/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 10 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 15 = 15
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 10 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 15/30
- Simplify the fraction (15/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (15):
- 15/15 = 1
- 30/15 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of subtracting 3/3 and 5/10 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)