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Feliz [49]
3 years ago
11

Subtract fractions with different denominators

Mathematics
1 answer:
Tems11 [23]3 years ago
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Answer:

\frac{10}{15}-\frac{2}{5}=\frac{4}{15}

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that

  • A fraction consists of two integers—one on the top, and one on the bottom.
  • The top one is numerator, the bottom one is denominator, and
  • These two numbers are separated by a line.

Let us consider two different fractions with different denominators

  • \frac{10}{15}
  • \frac{2}{5}

Lets subtract the two fractions

\frac{10}{15}-\frac{2}{5}\:\:\:\:

\mathrm{Cancel\:}\frac{10}{15}:\quad \frac{2}{3}

=\frac{2}{3}-\frac{2}{5}

\mathrm{Least\:Common\:Multiplier\:of\:}3,\:5:\quad 15

\mathrm{Adjust\:Fractions\:based\:on\:the\:LCM}

\mathrm{For}\:\frac{2}{3}:\:\mathrm{multiply\:the\:denominator\:and\:numerator\:by\:}\:5

\frac{2}{3}=\frac{2\cdot \:5}{3\cdot \:5}=\frac{10}{15}

\mathrm{For}\:\frac{2}{5}:\:\mathrm{multiply\:the\:denominator\:and\:numerator\:by\:}\:3

\frac{2}{5}=\frac{2\cdot \:3}{5\cdot \:3}=\frac{6}{15}

so

=\frac{10}{15}-\frac{6}{15}

\mathrm{Since\:the\:denominators\:are\:equal,\:combine\:the\:fractions}:\quad \frac{a}{c}\pm \frac{b}{c}=\frac{a\pm \:b}{c}

=\frac{10-6}{15}

\mathrm{Subtract\:the\:numbers:}\:10-6=4

=\frac{4}{15}

Therefore,

\frac{10}{15}-\frac{2}{5}=\frac{4}{15}

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