Solve the Fraction Equation: 4/5 minus 1/5

Question

Solve the following exercise:

$\frac{4}{5}-\frac{1}{5}=\text{?}$

00:00 Solve

00:03 First, let's mark the number of squares we have according to the given data

00:07 Now subtract (remove) the number of squares according to the corresponding fraction

00:11 The remaining number of squares is the numerator of the answer

00:14 The denominator of the answer equals the number of parts we divided the whole into

00:18 And this is the solution to the question

To solve this subtraction of fractions problem, we'll follow the outlined steps:

Step 1: Identify the fractions involved: $\frac{4}{5}$ and $\frac{1}{5}$ .
Step 2: Ensure both fractions have the same denominator: $5$ .
Step 3: Subtract the numerators directly, since the denominators are identical.
Step 4: Subtract the numerator of the second fraction from the numerator of the first: $4 - 1 = 3$ .
Step 5: Place the result over the original common denominator: $\frac{3}{5}$ .

The solution to the problem $\frac{4}{5} - \frac{1}{5}$ is $\frac{3}{5}$ .

$\frac{3}{5}$