(2) - (3/5)= (15/5) - (3/5) = 12/5
Easier way:
3/5 = 0.6
2.0 - 0.6 = 1.4
Three fifths minus fifteen equals -14 and two fifths.
2
-2 and 1/5
two fifths
Three-fifths (3/5) minus two-tenths (2/10) can be calculated by first converting two-tenths to fifths. Since 2/10 is equivalent to 1/5, we can rewrite the expression as 3/5 - 1/5. This simplifies to 2/5. Therefore, three-fifths minus two-tenths equals two-fifths (2/5).
minus three fifths
Three fifths minus fifteen equals -14 and two fifths.
2
2 2/5
-2 and 1/5
two fifths
3 and 2/5
3/5 - 2/5 = 1/5
One whole minus two fifths is three fifths.
Two and two fifths. Five minus two and three fifths = two and two fifths
six and three fifths
Call it 21 fifths minus 13 fifths, ie 8 fifths which is one-and-three-fifths