Question

What is the difference 14/15 - 5/12 written as a decimal?

Answer 1

14/15 - 5/12
= (168-73)/ (15*12)
= 93/180
= 31/60
= 0.5166666667

Answer 2

14/15 - 5/12 

Common denominator is 60.

$\frac{4 * 14}{4 * 15} - \frac{5 * 5}{5 * 12}$

56/60 - 25/60

= 31/60 as fraction.
= 0.516 as decimal.