What is 1/2 minus 10/10?

Looking for the result of 1/2 - 10/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/2 by 10/10?

1 2 − 10 10 = (1 × 10) − (10 × 2) 2 × 10 = -10 20 = -1 2
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 2 = 20
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 20 = -10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/20
  6. Simplify the fraction (-10/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -10/10 = -1
    • 20/10 = 2
  7. This gives: -1/2.

The result of subtracting 1/2 and 10/10 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)