Solve 3/6-5=2

$$\frac { 3 } { 6 } - 5 = 2$$

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Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

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

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

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

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

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

Subtract 10 from 1 to get -9.

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

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{4}{2}.

$$-\frac{9}{2}=\frac{4}{2}$$

Compare -\frac{9}{2} and \frac{4}{2}.

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