What is 3/6 minus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 3/6 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/6 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 × 6 = 30
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 − 30 = -15
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 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 3/6 and 5/5 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)