Question

How do you subtract `3\frac { 1} { 5}- 1\frac { 1} { 2}`?

Answer 1

`1.7`

Explanation:

`3 1/5 - 1 1/2`

`16/5-3/2`

Find LCM of `5,2`, which is `10`

`=32/10-15/10`

`=17/10`

`=1.7`