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Reduce to a Single Fraction: 3/5 - 1/10 - Mathematics

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Question

Reduce to a single fraction:

`3/5 - 1/10`

Sum
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Solution

`3/5 - 1/10`

`= (3 xx 2)/(5 xx 2) - 1/10`

`= 6/10 - 1/10`   (LCM of 5 and 10 = 10)

`= (6 - 1)/10 = 5/10 = 1/2`

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Chapter 3: Fractions (Including Problems) - Exercise 3 (C)

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 7 ICSE
Chapter 3 Fractions (Including Problems)
Exercise 3 (C) | Q 1.2
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