Solve 2/4-5=3

$$\frac { 2 } { 4 } - 5 = 3$$

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Solution Steps

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

$$\frac{1}{2}-5=3$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{10}{2}.

$$\frac{1}{2}-\frac{10}{2}=3$$

Since \frac{1}{2} and \frac{10}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-10}{2}=3$$

Subtract 10 from 1 to get -9.

$$-\frac{9}{2}=3$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{6}{2}.

$$-\frac{9}{2}=\frac{6}{2}$$

Compare -\frac{9}{2} and \frac{6}{2}.

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