What is 2/5 minus 3/5 in fraction?
2/5 minus 3/5 equals to -1/5 in fraction form.
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Summary: 2/5 minus 3/5
Since both the fractions have the equal denominators, adding fractions 2/5 and 3/5 and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. Being like fractions or having common denominators, add the numerators (2 - 3) 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 2/5 - 3/5. Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (2/5 - 3/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (2 - 3). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (2 - 3) = -1, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 2/5 - 3/5 as a fraction is -1/5.