5 - (73/11) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 73/11 from Whole Number 5 and get the result i.e. -18/11 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 73/11 from Whole Number 5

The given input are 5 and 73/11

5 can be written as 5/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 5/1 and 73/11

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 5/1 and 73/11

5/1 - 73/11

The LCM of 1 and 11 (denominators of the fractions) is 11

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 11

= 5 x 11 - 73 x 1/11

= 55 - 73/11

= -18/11

Result: -18/11

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