1
Negative one half
Five and one third.
1 and one half
Three-sixths minus two-sixths is one-sixth.
1
Negative one half
Five and one third.
1 and one half
1/2
1/2
Oneand one sixth is six sixths (one in total) plus one sixth - or seven sixths. So seven sixths minus 5 sixths is 2 sixths which can also be expressed as one third.
Three-sixths minus two-sixths is one-sixth.
-2/5or -.39655172413793103448275862068966
7 1/3 minus 5 5/6 is 1 1/2
5 minus 5 sixths is 4 and one sixth.
Oh yes, one third is quite a bit smaller than five sixths. To compare, we can convert one third into two sixths. So five sixths is fully three sixths (equal to one half) larger than a third.