Expressed as a proper fraction in its simplest form, 3 1/3 - 2 2/5 = 14/15 or fourteen fifteenths.
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To subtract 2 and 2 fifths from 3 and 1 third, first convert both mixed numbers to improper fractions. 3 and 1 third becomes 10/3, and 2 and 2 fifths becomes 12/5. To subtract, find a common denominator (in this case, it's 15) and subtract the numerators: (10/3) - (12/5) = (50/15) - (36/15) = 14/15. So 3 and 1 third minus 2 and 2 fifths equals 14/15.
1 and 4 fifths.
It is: 2 and 1/3 minus 2/5 = 29/15 or 1 and 14/15
It is: 1/2 minus 2/5 = 1/10
It is: 2 and 1/3 minus 2/5 = 1 and 14/15
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