What is 1/2 minus 1/10?
Looking for the result of 1/2 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/2 by 1/10?
- 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: 1 × 2 = 2
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 2 = 8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/20
- Simplify the fraction (8/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 8/4 = 2
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 2/5.
The result of subtracting 1/2 and 1/10 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)