What is 2 over 3 minus 2 over 5 in simplest form?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

To subtract fractions, the denominators (bottom numbers) must be equal; so first convert the fractions into equivalent fractions with the same denominator. Then the numerators (top numbers) are subtracted and the resulting fraction simplified:

2/3 - 2/5 = 10/15 - 6/15

= 4/15

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