What is 5/5 minus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 5/5 - 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/5 by 6/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 5 = 30
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 30 = -20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 2 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/10
- Simplify the fraction (-20/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -20/10 = -2
- 10/10 = 1
- This gives: -2.
The result of subtracting 5/5 and 6/2 is : -2