Subtract 5/10 from 48/2, Solve 24 0/2

Subtract 5/10 from 48/2

1^st number: 24 0/2, 2^nd number: 5/10

48/2 - 5/10 is 47/2.

Find the least common denominator or LCM of the two denominators:
LCM of 2 and 10 is 10

Next, find the equivalent fraction of both fractional numbers with denominator 10
For the 1st fraction, since 2 × 5 = 10,
48/2 = 48 × 5/2 × 5 = 240/10
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 1 = 10,
5/10 = 5 × 1/10 × 1 = 5/10
Subtract the two like fractions:
240/10 - 5/10 = 240 - 5/10 = 235/10
After reducing the fraction, the answer is 47/2
In mixed form: 231/2

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