It is: 3/15 = 1/5
Three fifteenths.
8/15, 8 fifteenths
yes
7 and 8 fifteenths
seven fifteenths
3/5 = 9/15
Convert the fraction parts to like terms, in this case fifteenths. 2 thirds is 10 fifteenths. 1 fifth is 2 fifteenths. So the final resuls is 1 and 10 fifteenths minus three fifteenths which is 1 and 7 fifteenths.
1 fifth (1/5)
5
7.5/15 = 1/2, so there are 7.5 fifteenths in one half.
3 fifteenths as a simplified fraction is 1 fifth. All you have to do is divide the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common factor.