What is 5/3 minus 6/12 in fraction?
5/3 minus 6/12 equals to 7/6 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 5/3 minus 6/12 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 5/3 - 6/12 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 5/3 minus 6/12
Since both the fractions have the unequal denominators, you have to find the equivalent fractions for 5/3 and 6/12 having identical denominators before starting adding the fractions. Find the LCM of denominators, 12 is the LCM of 3 and 12. Multiply the LCM 12 with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions (5/3 x 12/12) - (6/12 x 12/12) and simplify further in order to have the common denominators. By simplifying the fraction subtraction expression becomes 14/12.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find what is the difference between two fractions by subtracting a fraction 6/12 from 5/3. For different, unequal or unlike denominators, use any one of the following methods to find the equivalent fraction for 5/3 minus 6/12.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
5/3-6/12 using LCM Method:
What is 5/3 minus 6/12 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 5/3
Fraction B: 6/12
What to be found?
5/3-6/12 = ?
Find what's the difference between 5/3 and 6/12.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 5/3 and 6/12 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 5/3 and 6/12 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions subtraction.
step 3For unlike fractions subtraction, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 5/3 and 6/12:
The LCM of 3 and 12 is 12.
step 4 Write the fractions 5/3 and 6/12 in the subtraction expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=5/3-6/12
=(5 x 12)/(3 x 12)-(6 x 12)/(12 x 12)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=20/12-6/12
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/12 x (20/1-6/1)
=1/12 x (20 - 6)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/12 x 14
= 14/12
=7/6
5/3-6/12=7/6
Hence,
5/3 minus 6/12 equals to 7/6 in fraction.
5/3-6/12 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 5/3
Fraction B: 6/12
What to be found?
5/3-6/12 = ?
Find what's the difference between 5/3 and 6/12.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (5 x 12), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (6 x 3), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (3 x 12) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (5 x 12) - (6 x 3)/(3 x 12)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (60 - 18)/36
= 42/36
= 7/6
5/3-6/12 = 7/6
Hence,
5/3 minus 6/12 = 7/6