1 - (3/15) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 3/15 from Whole Number 1 and get the result i.e. 4/5 taking help of Number Minus Fraction Calculator along with detailed work.

Ex: 2-(5/10) (or) 4-(6/22) (or) 5-(7/15)

Solution finding the Subtraction of Fraction 3/15 from Whole Number 1

The given input are 1 and 3/15

1 can be written as 1/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 1/1 and 3/15

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 1/1 and 3/15

1/1 - 3/15

The LCM of 1 and 15 (denominators of the fractions) is 15

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 15

= 1 x 15 - 3 x 1/15

= 15 - 3/15

= 12/15

= 4/5

Result: 4/5

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