Question

What is the answer to 3 and 2/5 - 2 and 4/5

Answer 1

We have the following expression given:

`3(2)/(5)-2(4)/(5)`

First we can convert the fractions and we got:

`((3\cdot5)+2)/(5)-((2\cdot5)+4)/(5)=(17)/(5)-(14)/(5)`

And finally we can do the operation and we got:

`(17)/(5)-(14)/(5)=(3)/(5)`

If we compare the result from the value given:

`1(2)/(5)=((1\cdot5)+2)/(5)=(7)/(5)`

We can see that we have a different result 3/5 is not 7/5 so then we can conclude that the statement is False.