What is 4/3 minus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 4/3 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/3 by 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 5 = 20
- 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: 20 − 15 = 5
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 5 = 15
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/15
- Simplify the fraction (5/15) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 5/5 = 1
- 15/5 = 3
- This gives: 1/3.
The result of subtracting 4/3 and 5/5 is : 1/3 (or 0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)