3 - (2/2) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 2/2 from Whole Number 3 and get the result i.e. 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 2/2 from Whole Number 3

The given input are 3 and 2/2

3 can be written as 3/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 3/1 and 2/2

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 3/1 and 2/2

3/1 - 2/2

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

= 3 x 2 - 2 x 1/2

= 6 - 2/2

= 4/2

= 2/1

Result: 2/1

= 2

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