To add two thirds and one fifth, first find a common denominator. The least common denominator of 3 and 5 is 15. Converting the fractions, two thirds becomes ten fifteenths, and one fifth becomes three fifteenths. Therefore, ten fifteenths plus three fifteenths equals thirteen fifteenths, so two thirds plus one fifth is ( \frac{13}{15} ).
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To subtract two fifths from sixteen fifteenths, first convert two fifths to fifteenths. Two fifths is equivalent to six fifteenths (since (2 \times 3 = 6) and (5 \times 3 = 15)). Now, subtract: (16/15 - 6/15 = 10/15), which simplifies to (2/3). Therefore, sixteen fifteenths minus two fifths equals two thirds.
Two fifths = six fifteenths, two thirds = ten fifteenths...
Find the "common denominator". 2/5 is 6/15. So 1 fifteenth minus 6 fifteenths is minus 5 fifteenths , or minus one third
To add two thirds and one fifth, first find a common denominator. The least common denominator of 3 and 5 is 15. Converting the fractions, two thirds becomes ten fifteenths, and one fifth becomes three fifteenths. Therefore, ten fifteenths plus three fifteenths equals thirteen fifteenths, so two thirds plus one fifth is ( \frac{13}{15} ).
10 2/3 - 7 4/5 = 2 13/15 or two and thirteen fifteenths. Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to 2.86 recurring (that is, 2.86666...)
Two fifths is six fifteenths. Eleven fifteenths minus six fifteenths is five fifteenths, which is also one third.
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13/15 minus 2/3 is 1/5.
To subtract two fifths from sixteen fifteenths, first convert two fifths to fifteenths. Two fifths is equivalent to six fifteenths (since (2 \times 3 = 6) and (5 \times 3 = 15)). Now, subtract: (16/15 - 6/15 = 10/15), which simplifies to (2/3). Therefore, sixteen fifteenths minus two fifths equals two thirds.
It is seven fifteenths.
Four and one third, thirteen over three, or 4.33
4 and 17/18
Two fifths = six fifteenths, two thirds = ten fifteenths...
two-thirds
One minus two thirds is one third.