What is 1/10 minus 3/10?

Looking for the result of 1/10 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/10 by 3/10?

1 10 − 3 10 = (1 × 10) − (3 × 10) 10 × 10 = -20 100 = -1 5
  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: 3 × 10 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 30 = -20
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/100
  6. Simplify the fraction (-20/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
    • -20/20 = -1
    • 100/20 = 5
  7. This gives: -1/5.

The result of subtracting 1/10 and 3/10 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)