Prealgebra (7th Edition)

by Martin-Gay, Elayn

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0321955048

ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Integrated Review - Summary on Fractions and Operations on Fractions - Page 278: 32

Answer

$\frac{-2}{5}$

Work Step by Step

$ \frac{1}{5}- \frac{3}{5}$ The fractions share a common denominator. To subtract the two fractions, subtract the numerators. $ \frac{1}{5}- \frac{3}{5}= \frac{1-3}{5}= \frac{-2}{5}$

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