What is 1/10 minus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 1/10 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/10 by 7/10?
- 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: 7 × 10 = 70
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 70 = -60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -60/100
- Simplify the fraction (-60/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- -60/20 = -3
- 100/20 = 5
- This gives: -3/5.
The result of subtracting 1/10 and 7/10 is : -3/5 (or -0.6 in its decimal form)