Evaluate 3/5-1/3

$\frac{3}{5} - \frac{1}{3}$

Step 1

To write $\frac{3}{5}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{3}{5} \cdot \frac{3}{3} - \frac{1}{3}$

Step 2

To write $- \frac{1}{3}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{5}{5}$ .

$\frac{3}{5} \cdot \frac{3}{3} - \frac{1}{3} \cdot \frac{5}{5}$

Step 3

Write each expression with a common denominator of $15$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

Multiply $\frac{3}{5}$ by $\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{3 \cdot 3}{5 \cdot 3} - \frac{1}{3} \cdot \frac{5}{5}$

Multiply $5$ by $3$ .

$\frac{3 \cdot 3}{15} - \frac{1}{3} \cdot \frac{5}{5}$

Multiply $\frac{1}{3}$ by $\frac{5}{5}$ .

$\frac{3 \cdot 3}{15} - \frac{5}{3 \cdot 5}$

Multiply $3$ by $5$ .

$\frac{3 \cdot 3}{15} - \frac{5}{15}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{3 \cdot 3 - 5}{15}$

Step 5

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply $3$ by $3$ .

$\frac{9 - 5}{15}$

Subtract $5$ from $9$ .

$\frac{4}{15}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{4}{15}$

Decimal Form:

$0.2\overline{6}$