Question

[(−5

6

) –

1

3

] ÷ [

2

3

-

6

5.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Subtract: 8/

5

- 5/

6

= 8 · 6/

5 · 6

- 5 · 5/

6 · 5

= 48/

30

- 25/

30

= 48 - 25/

30

= 23/

30

For adding, subtracting, and comparing fractions, it is suitable to adjust both fractions to a common (equal, identical) denominator. The common denominator you can calculate as the least common multiple of both denominators - LCM(5, 6) = 30. In practice, it is enough to find the common denominator (not necessarily the lowest) by multiplying the denominators: 5 × 6 = 30. In the next intermediate step, the fraction result cannot be further simplified by canceling.

In words - eight fifths minus five sixths = twenty-three thirtieths.