Question

What is the difference between 5/6 and 1/5

Answer 1

Hey there!

The answer is $\frac{19}{30}$

To solve this we use subtraction, because "the difference" represents subtraction, so:

$\frac{5}{6} - \frac{1}{5}$

Now, we must find a common denominator, and we can see that $6$ and $5$ both go into $30$. To get to $30$, we multiplied the first fraction by 5 and the second by 6, so we now have:

$\frac{25}{30} - \frac{6}{30}$

This is equal to $\frac{19}{30}$

Hope it helps and have a great day!