What is 1/10 minus 10/4?

Looking for the result of 1/10 - 10/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/10 by 10/4?

1 10 − 10 4 = (1 × 4) − (10 × 10) 10 × 4 = -96 40 = -12 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 10 = 100
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 100 = -96
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -96/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (-96/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -96/8 = -12
    • 40/8 = 5
  7. This gives: -12/5.

The result of subtracting 1/10 and 10/4 is : -12/5 (or -2.4 in its decimal form)