Solve 3=6/4-5

$$3 = \frac { 6 } { 4 } - 5$$

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Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

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

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

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

Since \frac{3}{2} and \frac{10}{2} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

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

Subtract 10 from 3 to get -7.

$$3=-\frac{7}{2}$$

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

$$\frac{6}{2}=-\frac{7}{2}$$

Compare \frac{6}{2} and -\frac{7}{2}.

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