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    What is 1/3 minus 1 1/2?

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    What is 1/3 minus 1 1/2?

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    1/3 minus 1 1/2 is
    -7/6

    = -1 1/6 ≈ -1.1667

    Exact fraction in lowest terms; the decimal is rounded.

    1 1/2 is larger than 1/3, so the answer is below zero.

    Write as fractions
    1 1/2 = (1 × 2 + 1)/2 = 3/2
    Common denominator: LCM(3, 2) = 6
    1/3 = 2/6 (× 2) · 3/2 = 9/6 (× 3)
    Subtract the numerators
    2/6 - 9/6 = (2 - 9)/6 = -7/6
    As a mixed number
    -7/6 = -1 1/6
    Result
    1/3 - 1 1/2 = -7/6

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    1/3 minus 1 1/2 = -7/6. 1/3 minus 1 1/2 = -7/6. Bring both fractions to a common denominator, subtract the numerators and reduce — every step, with the sign.
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    Fraction Subtraction Table

    SubtractionResultDecimal Form
    1/3 - 2/3-1/3≈ -0.3333
    1/3 - 7/10-11/30≈ -0.3667
    1/3 - 5/7-8/21≈ -0.381
    1/3 - 3/4-5/12≈ -0.4167
    1/3 - 4/5-7/15≈ -0.4667
    1/3 - 5/6-1/2= -0.5
    1/3 - 7/8-13/24≈ -0.5417
    1/3 - 1-2/3≈ -0.6667
    1/3 - 1 1/4-11/12≈ -0.9167
    1/3 - 1 1/3-1= -1
    1/3 - 1 1/2-7/6≈ -1.1667
    1/3 - 3/2-7/6≈ -1.1667
    1/3 - 1 2/3-4/3≈ -1.3333
    1/3 - 5/3-4/3≈ -1.3333
    1/3 - 1 3/4-17/12≈ -1.4167
    1/3 - 2-5/3≈ -1.6667
    1/3 - 2 1/4-23/12≈ -1.9167
    1/3 - 2 1/3-2= -2
    1/3 - 2 1/2-13/6≈ -2.1667
    1/3 - 2 2/3-7/3≈ -2.3333

    FAQ

    What is 1/3 minus 1 1/2?

    1/3 minus 1 1/2 is -7/6

    How do you subtract 1 1/2 from 1/3?

    The least common denominator of 1/3 and 3/2 is 6. The difference is then 2/6 - 9/6 = -7/6, already in lowest terms.

    What is 1/3 minus 1 1/2 as a decimal?

    The exact answer is the fraction -7/6; its decimal form is rounded here, so 1/3 - 1 1/2 ≈ -1.1667.

    Why is 1/3 minus 1 1/2 negative?

    1 1/2 is larger than 1/3, so taking it away goes past zero and the answer is -7/6. The other order, 1 1/2 - 1/3, has the same size and the opposite sign: 7/6.

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