Jana and Thea showed their solutions in subtracting 1/2 from 3/5. Which of the following statement is -
Jana and Thea showed their solutions in subtracting 1/2 from 3/5. Which of the following statement is correct? Jana's Solution: 3/5 - 1/2 = 3/10 - 1/10 = 2/10 or 1/5 Thea's solution: 3/5 - 1/2 = 6/10 - 5/10 = 1/10 * a. Jana has the correct solution because her answer is in simplest form. b.Thea has the correct solution because she rename 1/2 as 5/10 and 3/5 as 6/10. c. Janine is incorrect because the lowest term if 2/10 is 1/5. d. Both of them did not get the correct answer correctly.
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