Question

What is 5/6 -1/3 in to the simplest form

Answer 1

`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

`(5)/(6)-(1)/(3)`

Before you can subtract these, you need to make both fractions have the same denominator. Because 6 is already a multiple of 3, all you need to do is multiply the second fraction by
`(2)/(2)`:

`(1)/(3)*(2)/(2)=(2)/(6)`

Now that they have the same base, you can subtract the numerators:

`(5)/(6)-(2)/(6)=(3)/(6)`

Finally, you can simplify the fraction. The numerator and denominator are both multiples of 3, so divide by
`(3)/(3)`:

`(3)/(6)/(3)/(3)=(1)/(2)`