Solve =(2/3-4/30)

$$= ( \frac { 2 } { 3 } - \frac { 4 } { 30 } )$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{8}{15}\approx 0.533333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{30} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{2}{3}-\frac{2}{15}$$

Least common multiple of 3 and 15 is 15. Convert \frac{2}{3} and \frac{2}{15} to fractions with denominator 15.

$$\frac{10}{15}-\frac{2}{15}$$

Since \frac{10}{15} and \frac{2}{15} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{10-2}{15}$$

Subtract 2 from 10 to get 8.

$$\frac{8}{15}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {3}}{3 \cdot 5} = 0.5333333333333333$$