Solve the Fraction Subtraction: 5/6 minus 2/6

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve

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

00:10 Now subtract (remove) the number of squares according to the corresponding fraction

00:14 The remaining number of squares is the numerator of the answer

00:17 The denominator of the answer equals the number of parts we divided the whole into

00:21 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

In this problem, $\frac{5}{6} - \frac{2}{6}$ , we are tasked with subtracting two fractions with the same denominator.

Steps to solve the fraction problem:

Step 1: Confirm that the denominators are the same. Here, both are 6.
Step 2: Subtract the numerators. Take the numerator of the first fraction $5$ and subtract the numerator of the second fraction $2$ . The calculation is $5 - 2 = 3$ .
Step 3: Place the result over the common denominator. This gives us $\frac{3}{6}$ .
Step 4: Simplify the fraction if possible. Here, $\frac{3}{6}$ can be simplified to $\frac{1}{2}$ , but since the problem does not require simplification and a matching choice exists, we can leave it as is.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $\frac{3}{6}$ .