1 - (5/85) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 5/85 from Whole Number 1 and get the result i.e. 16/17 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 5/85 from Whole Number 1

The given input are 1 and 5/85

1 can be written as 1/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 1/1 and 5/85

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 1/1 and 5/85

1/1 - 5/85

The LCM of 1 and 85 (denominators of the fractions) is 85

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 85

= 1 x 85 - 5 x 1/85

= 85 - 5/85

= 80/85

= 16/17

Result: 16/17

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