Solve 1/25-10/15

$$\frac { 1 } { 25 } - \frac { 10 } { 15 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{47}{75}\approx -0.626666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{15} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{1}{25}-\frac{2}{3}$$

Least common multiple of 25 and 3 is 75. Convert \frac{1}{25} and \frac{2}{3} to fractions with denominator 75.

$$\frac{3}{75}-\frac{50}{75}$$

Since \frac{3}{75} and \frac{50}{75} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{3-50}{75}$$

Subtract 50 from 3 to get -47.

$$-\frac{47}{75}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{47}{75} = -0.6266666666666667$$