Solve 54/60-15/3

$$\frac { 54 } { 60 } - \frac { 15 } { 3 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{41}{10}=-4.1$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{54}{60} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$\frac{9}{10}-\frac{15}{3}$$

Divide 15 by 3 to get 5.

$$\frac{9}{10}-5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{50}{10}.

$$\frac{9}{10}-\frac{50}{10}$$

Since \frac{9}{10} and \frac{50}{10} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{9-50}{10}$$

Subtract 50 from 9 to get -41.

$$-\frac{41}{10}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{41}{10} = -4\frac{1}{10} = -4.1$$