2 - (5/2) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 5/2 from Whole Number 2 and get the result i.e. -1/2 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 5/2 from Whole Number 2

The given input are 2 and 5/2

2 can be written as 2/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 2/1 and 5/2

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 2/1 and 5/2

2/1 - 5/2

The LCM of 1 and 2 (denominators of the fractions) is 2

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 2

= 2 x 2 - 5 x 1/2

= 4 - 5/2

= -1/2

Result: -1/2

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