What is 1/4 minus 10/10?

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

How to subtract 1/4 by 10/10?

1 4 − 10 10 = (1 × 10) − (10 × 4) 4 × 10 = -30 40 = -3 4
  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 × 4 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 40 = -30
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -30/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (-30/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -30/10 = -3
    • 40/10 = 4
  7. This gives: -3/4.

The result of subtracting 1/4 and 10/10 is : -3/4 (or -0.75 in its decimal form)