It is: 1/2 minus 2/5 = 1/10
1 and 4 fifths.
3.4 - 1.9 = 1.5 = 1 and 1/2
It is: 2 and 1/3 minus 2/5 = 1 and 14/15
-2 and 1/5
It is: 1/2 minus 2/5 = 1/10
4/5 minus 1/2 = 3/10
1 and 4 fifths.
The difference is 1 and one half.
one tenths
3.4 - 1.9 = 1.5 = 1 and 1/2
It is: 2 and 1/3 minus 2/5 = 1 and 14/15
Well, darling, to subtract 2/5 from 2 1/3, you first need to convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions. That gives you 7/3 minus 2/5. Find a common denominator, which is 15, and then do the math to get 31/15 or 2 1/15. Voila!
1 and 4 fifths.
One half is bigger than two fifths because two fifths just before 2.5 fifths which is half.
Half of two fifths is 1/5 1/2 * 2/5 = 2/10 = 1/5
One whole minus two fifths is three fifths.