It is: 3/15 = 1/5
Three fifteenths.
8/15, 8 fifteenths
yes
7 and 8 fifteenths
seven fifteenths
One-third is the same as five-fifteenths. Two-fifths is the same as six-fifteenths. Five-fifteenths plus six-fifteenths is eleven-fifteenths. One, or fifteen-fifteenths, minus eleven-fifteenths is four-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
15