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To find out how many fifths are in sixteen twentieths, you need to first simplify both fractions. Sixteen twentieths simplifies to four fifths by dividing both the numerator and denominator by four. Therefore, sixteen twentieths is equivalent to four fifths.
Four twentieths in simplest form is one quarter
Converting to twentieths it is fifteen twentieths minus sixteen twentieths, so the result is minus one twentieth.
No, five twentieths is not equal to one third. To compare these two fractions, we need to have a common denominator. To do this, we can rewrite one third as seven twentieths (since 1/3 is equivalent to 7/21). When compared, five twentieths is not equal to seven twentieths, so they are not equivalent fractions.
We convert into like terms giving sixteen twentieths minus five twentieths, giving eleven twentieths.