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What is 1/5 minus 1/6

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You find the the common denominator or LCM of 1/5 - 1/6
And the common denominator is 30
Then you subtract.The answer is 1/30
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(1)/(5)-(1)/(6)=\ \ \ \ | make\ common \ denominator\\\\ (6)/(30)-(5)/(30)=(1)/(30)\\\\ Solution\ is\ (1)/(30).
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