What is 1/10 minus 2/10?

Looking for the result of 1/10 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/10 by 2/10?

1 10 − 2 10 = (1 × 10) − (2 × 10) 10 × 10 = -10 100 = -1 10
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 10 = 20
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 20 = -10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/100
  6. Simplify the fraction (-10/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -10/10 = -1
    • 100/10 = 10
  7. This gives: -1/10.

The result of subtracting 1/10 and 2/10 is : -1/10 (or -0.1 in its decimal form)