What is 1 minus 10/8?

Looking for the result of 1 - 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1 by 10/8?

1 1 − 10 8 = (1 × 8) − (10 × 1) 1 × 8 = -2 8 = -1 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 1 = 10
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 10 = -2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/8
  6. Simplify the fraction (-2/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -2/2 = -1
    • 8/2 = 4
  7. This gives: -1/4.

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 10/8 is : -1/4 (or -0.25 in its decimal form)