What is 1/4 minus 1/10?

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

How to subtract 1/4 by 1/10?

1 4 − 1 10 = (1 × 10) − (1 × 4) 4 × 10 = 6 40 = 3 20
  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: 1 × 4 = 4
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 4 = 6
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 6/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (6/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 6/2 = 3
    • 40/2 = 20
  7. This gives: 3/20.

The result of subtracting 1/4 and 1/10 is : 3/20 (or 0.15 in its decimal form)