What is 1/10 minus 4/5?

Looking for the result of 1/10 - 4/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/10 by 4/5?

1 10 − 4 5 = (1 × 5) − (4 × 10) 10 × 5 = -35 50 = -7 10
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 5 = 5
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 10 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 − 40 = -35
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -35/50
  6. Simplify the fraction (-35/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • -35/5 = -7
    • 50/5 = 10
  7. This gives: -7/10.

The result of subtracting 1/10 and 4/5 is : -7/10 (or -0.7 in its decimal form)