Question

Help with fraction. It’s been awhile and I forgot what to do with this process …

Answer 1

Do the subtractions in the numerator and denominator.

1/5 - 1/2 = 2/10 -5/10 = -3/10

5 -2 = 3

that equals -3/10 / 3 which equals -.1

OR multiply top and bottom by 10 which equals

-3 / 30 which also equals -.1

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

`( (1)/(5) - (1)/(2) )/(5 - 2)`

`( (2)/(10) - (5)/(10) )/(3) = ( (2 - 5)/(10) )/(3) = (2 - 5)/(10 * 3)`

`( - 3)/(30) = ( - 1)/(10)`