Question

Subtract 2/5

from the fraction shown on the number line. What is the resulting difference?

A number line from 0 to 1. 4 marks divide the line into 5 equal parts. The third mark at three fifths is highlighted.

Answer 1

3/5 − 2/5 = (3−2)/5 = 1/5.

(That's the first mark after 0, or 0.2.)