In Exercises 1–4, find each sum or difference.
start fraction 5 over 10 end fraction minus start fraction 3 over 10 end fraction
A. one-fifth
B. start fraction 8 over 10 end fraction
C. start fraction 42 over 5 end fraction
D. one-tenth
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In Exercises 1–4, find each sum or difference.
5/10 - 3/10
Then, knowing that 5-3 = 2, ...
so what is the answer?
why has no one given the answer???
Well, well, it's time for some mathematical fun! Let's compute this subtraction problem:
Start with 5/10 and subtract 3/10. Now, remember, when subtracting fractions, we need a common denominator. Both 5/10 and 3/10 already have the same denominator, 10.
So, subtracting the numerators gives us 5 - 3 = 2. And the denominator remains 10.
Therefore, the answer is 2/10. Simplifying this fraction, we get 1/5.
So, my dear friend, the correct option is A. one-fifth.
To find the difference between start fraction 5 over 10 end fraction and start fraction 3 over 10 end fraction, you need to subtract the second fraction from the first fraction.
So, the calculation would be:
start fraction 5 over 10 end fraction - start fraction 3 over 10 end fraction
To subtract fractions, you need a common denominator for both fractions. In this case, the common denominator is 10.
The calculation becomes:
start fraction 5 over 10 end fraction - start fraction 3 over 10 end fraction = start fraction 5 - 3 over 10 end fraction = start fraction 2 over 10 end fraction
Simplifying the result by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2, you get:
start fraction 2 over 10 end fraction = start fraction 1 over 5 end fraction
Therefore, the difference between start fraction 5 over 10 end fraction and start fraction 3 over 10 end fraction is one-fifth.
So the correct answer is A. one-fifth.