What is 1/10 minus 5/2?
Looking for the result of 1/10 - 5/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/10 by 5/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 50 = -48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -48/20
- Simplify the fraction (-48/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -48/4 = -12
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: -12/5.
The result of subtracting 1/10 and 5/2 is : -12/5 (or -2.4 in its decimal form)