Respuesta :
WRite 5 as a fraction with a denominator 5 - that is 25/5
So 5 - 2/5
= 25/5 - 2/5
= 23/5
or 4 3/5 as a mixed number
The difference between 5 and 2/5 is 23/5
Difference of two numbers
The difference between 5 and 2/5 is calculated as:
[tex]5-\frac{2}{5}[/tex]
This can be written as:
[tex]\frac{5}{1}-\frac{2}{5}[/tex]
The LCM of 1 and 5 = 5
This can further be simplified
[tex]\frac{25-2}{5}[/tex]
The final result for the difference between 5 and 2/5 is:
[tex]\frac{23}{5}[/tex]
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