8/15 - 11/15 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 8/15 minus 11/15 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 8/15 - 11/15 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 8/15 minus 11/15 = -1/5
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 8/15 minus 11/15 is a like fractions subtraction. Subtracting fractions with common denominator like 8/15 and 11/15, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction subtraction, directly subtract the numerators (8 - 11) while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being subtracted and not the denominators in the expression (8/15) - (11/15). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction subtraction expression (8/15) - (11/15), so the expression becomes 1/15 (8 - 11). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (8 - 11) = -3, and the denominator remains the same as 15. Therefore, 8/15 - 11/15 as a fraction is -1/5.

CALCULATION: 8/15 - 11/15 as a fraction
8/15 - 11/15 = (?)
8/15 - 11/15 = (8 - 11)/15
= -3/15
= (3 x -1)/(3 x 5)
= -1/5
8/15 - 11/15 = -1/5
8/15 minus 11/15 as a fraction is -1/5.

where
8/15 is a proper fraction as a minuend,
11/15 is a proper fraction as a subtrahend,
-1/5 is the difference between 8/15 and 11/15.

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8/15 minus 11/15 as a decimal
8/15 - 11/15 = -1/5
-1/5 = -0.2
(8/15) - (11/15) as a decimal is -0.2

where
-0.2 is the difference between 8/15 and 11/15.