What is 1/10 minus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 1/10 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/10 by 4/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 10 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 40 = -30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -30/100
- Simplify the fraction (-30/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -30/10 = -3
- 100/10 = 10
- This gives: -3/10.
The result of subtracting 1/10 and 4/10 is : -3/10 (or -0.3 in its decimal form)