Answer:
0.63333333333... or 19/30
Step-by-step explanation:
Here's how to subtract 1/5 from 5/6:
5/6-1/5
Step 1
We can't subtract two fractions with different denominators. So you need to get a common denominator. To do this, you'll multiply the denominators times each other... but the numerators have to change, too. They get multiplied by the other term's denominator.
So we multiply 5 by 5, and get 25.
Then we multiply 1 by 6, and get 6.
Next we give both terms new denominators ~ 6 × 5 = 30.
So now our fractions look like this:
25
/30 − 6
/30
Step 2
Since our denominators match, we can subtract the numerators.
25 − 6 = 19
So the answer is: 19
/30
Step 3
Last of all, we need to simplify the fraction, if possible. Can it be reduced to a simpler fraction?
No, we can't. Therefore the answer is 19/30, or in decimal form, 0.633333333.
