Subtract 5/10 from 64/2, Solve 32 0/2

Subtract 5/10 from 64/2

1^st number: 32 0/2, 2^nd number: 5/10

64/2 - 5/10 is 63/2.

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,
64/2 = 64 × 5/2 × 5 = 320/10
Likewise, for the 2nd fraction, since 10 × 1 = 10,
5/10 = 5 × 1/10 × 1 = 5/10
Subtract the two like fractions:
320/10 - 5/10 = 320 - 5/10 = 315/10
After reducing the fraction, the answer is 63/2
In mixed form: 311/2

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