5/7-1/2= ?
5/7 - 1/2 is 3/14
Don't just yell out answers, no learning takes place by doing that.
Oh, my bad Reiny, I won't do it again. Sorry :(
To solve the expression 5/7 - 1/2, we need to find a common denominator for the fractions. The common denominator is a multiple of both denominators, which in this case is 14.
Next, we need to convert the fractions to have the same denominator of 14. To do this, we multiply the numerator and denominator of each fraction by the same number that will result in the common denominator.
For 5/7, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 2:
(5/7) * (2/2) = 10/14
For 1/2, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 7:
(1/2) * (7/7) = 7/14
Now that both fractions have a denominator of 14, we can subtract them:
10/14 - 7/14 = (10 - 7)/14 = 3/14
Therefore, 5/7 - 1/2 is equal to 3/14.