How do you simplify # 3/5 - 5/10#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-01T19:30:02

#1/10#

Before we subtract these fractions, we need to have a common denominator. We can use #10#.

We multiply the numerator and denominator in the first fraction by #2# to get

#6/10#

Thus, our new expression is

#6/10-5/10#

And since we have a common denominator, we just subtract the numerators to get:

#1/10#

Hope this helps!