What is 1/3 minus 16/3 in fraction?
1/3 minus 16/3 equals to -5 in fraction form.
1/3 - 16/3 in fraction form
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Summary: 1/3 minus 16/3
Since both the fractions have the equal denominators, adding fractions 1/3 and 16/3 and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. Being like fractions or having common denominators, add the numerators (1 - 16) together while keeping the denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression 1/3 - 16/3. Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (1/3 - 16/3), so the expression becomes 1/3 (1 - 16). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (1 - 16) = -15, and the denominator remains the same as 3. Therefore, 1/3 - 16/3 as a fraction is -5/1.
1/3-16/3 as a fraction
1/3 - 16/3 = (?)
1/3 - 16/3 = (1 - 16)/3
= -15/3
= -5
1/3 - 16/3 = -5
1/3 minus 16/3 as a fraction is -5.
where
1/3 is a fraction as a minuend,
16/3 is a fraction as a subtrahend,
-5 is the difference between 1/3 and 16/3.