1 minus five sixths equals one sixth
-15
seven sixteenths
8 8/16 or eight and eight sixteenths
2
1 minus five sixths equals one sixth
31/48
Expressed in its simplest form, 5 3/16 - 2 3/8 = 2 13/16 or two and thirteen sixteenths.
You have to convert your fractions so that they are all the same. In this case, we can use sixths. So two and three sixths (two and a half), minus one and four sixths (one and two thirds), would equal five sixths. Another way to do it is to convert the whole numbers to sixths as well. Fifteen sixths minus ten sixths equals five sixths.
four
-15
three sixteenths
seven sixteenths
8 8/16 or eight and eight sixteenths
2
5 minus 5 sixths is 4 and one sixth.
2 minus five sixths is 1 1/6.