High School

Work out [tex]\frac{13}{15} - \frac{7}{15}[/tex].

Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer :

We start with the subtraction:

[tex]$$
\frac{13}{15} - \frac{7}{15} = \frac{13-7}{15} = \frac{6}{15}.
$$[/tex]

Next, we simplify the fraction. To do this, we find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 6 and 15, which is 3. We then divide the numerator and denominator by 3:

[tex]$$
\frac{6}{15} = \frac{6 \div 3}{15 \div 3} = \frac{2}{5}.
$$[/tex]

Thus, the answer in its simplest form is:

[tex]$$
\frac{2}{5}.
$$[/tex]