5 1/9 minus 2 5/6 can be solved by changing the 9 and 6 to a common denominator of 18.
5 2/18 minus 2 15/18 is your new problem.
Now you need to borrow from the 5 to make 2/18 large enough to subtract 15/18.
4 20/18 minus 2 15/18 is your new problem.
Now you subtract the whole numbers and then then numerators of the fractions.
2 5/18 is your answer.
5 minus 5 sixths is 4 and one sixth.
To subtract one third from five sixths, you first need a common denominator. The common denominator for 6 and 3 is 6. Five sixths remains the same, while one third can be converted to two sixths. Therefore, five sixths minus two sixths equals three sixths, which simplifies to one half.
5/6 -1/9= 45/54 -6/54= 39/54= 13/18
5/54
The answer is 17/18
One minus a sixth is five sixths.
1 minus five sixths equals one sixth
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5/6 - 1/5 Subtraction of fractions. Step 1 ; Form improper fractions ( not required in this case). Step 2 ; Bring both denominators to the same value , and the numerators to equivalent values. Hence [5(5) - 1(6)] / ( 5 x 6) [ 25 - 6] / 30 Step 3; subtract the numerators [19] /30 Step 4 ; Cancel down if possible ( not possible in this case) Step 5; Convert to a mixed number ( not required in this case). Hence the answer is 19/30 NB For addition of fractions go through the same steps. Except at Step 3, you ADD the numerators. NNB Multiplication and division of fractions require different techniques.
Five and one third.
Negative one half
1 and one half