In Exercises 1-4, find each sum or difference. 5/10 - 3/10
correct, but I usually try to express my answer in the same form as the question. Since the question here used fractions, I would have answered 1/5
ymmv
To find the difference of two fractions, you subtract the numerators while keeping the denominators the same.
In this case, the two fractions are 5/10 and 3/10.
To find the difference, subtract the numerators: 5 - 3 = 2.
Keep the denominators the same: 10.
Therefore, the difference of 5/10 and 3/10 is 2/10.
However, we should simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator, which is 2.
Divide the numerator (2) and the denominator (10) by the GCD (2) to simplify the fraction:
2 ÷ 2 = 1
10 ÷ 2 = 5
So the simplified difference of 5/10 and 3/10 is 1/5.
To find the difference between two fractions, subtract their numerators and keep the same denominator. In this case, we have:
5/10 - 3/10 = (5 - 3) / 10 = 2/10
So, the difference between 5/10 and 3/10 is 2/10.