What is 1/10 minus 7/5?
Looking for the result of 1/10 - 7/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/10 by 7/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 5 = 5
- 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: 5 − 70 = -65
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -65/50
- Simplify the fraction (-65/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -65/5 = -13
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: -13/10.
The result of subtracting 1/10 and 7/5 is : -13/10 (or -1.3 in its decimal form)