Question

What is 4/3 subtracted by 2/5

Answer 1

=4/3 - 2/5

=5 x 4/ 3 x 5 - 2 x 3/ 5 x 3

=20/15 - 6/15

=14/15

Answer 2

In order to subtract fractions, we must find a common denominator, then subtract the numerators.

The common denominator (LCM(3, 5)) is 15.

We must multiply the first numerator by 5, because 3*5=15 and the second numerator by 3 because 5*3=15.

We get
`(20)/(15) - (6)/(15)`.

All we need to do now is subtract the numerators:
`(14)/(15)`.

The answer is 14/15.