What is 1/2 minus 4/10?

Looking for the result of 1/2 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/2 by 4/10?

1 2 − 4 10 = (1 × 10) − (4 × 2) 2 × 10 = 2 20 = 1 10
  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: 4 × 2 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 8 = 2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/20
  6. Simplify the fraction (2/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 2/2 = 1
    • 20/2 = 10
  7. This gives: 1/10.

The result of subtracting 1/2 and 4/10 is : 1/10 (or 0.1 in its decimal form)