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Well, darling, to subtract 2/5 from 2 1/3, you first need to convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions. That gives you 7/3 minus 2/5. Find a common denominator, which is 15, and then do the math to get 31/15 or 2 1/15. Voila!

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4mo ago

To subtract 2 and 1/3 from 2/5, you first need to convert both mixed numbers to improper fractions. 2 and 1/3 is equivalent to 7/3, and 2/5 remains the same. Next, find a common denominator, which is 15 in this case. Multiply 7/3 by 5/5 to get 35/15, and 2/5 by 3/3 to get 6/15. Finally, subtract 6/15 from 35/15 to get 29/15, which can be simplified to 1 and 14/15.

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4mo ago

Well, let's see here, friend. To subtract fractions, we need a common denominator. In this case, we can use 15. So, 2 and 1/3 is the same as 7/3, and 2/5 is 6/15. When we subtract 7/3 - 6/15, we get 29/15 or 1 and 14/15. Just remember, there are many ways to solve a problem, and mistakes are just happy little accidents along the way.

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4mo ago

Oh, dude, you're hitting me with some math here? Alright, so 2 and 1/3 minus 2/5... let me grab my calculator, just kidding. So, if we convert 2 and 1/3 to an improper fraction, we get 7/3. Then, we subtract 2/5 from 7/3 and get 29/15. So, the answer is 29/15. Math class dismissed!

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7y ago

2 and 1/3 minus 2/5 = 2 and 2/15

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