What is 1/4 minus 4/10?

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

How to subtract 1/4 by 4/10?

1 4 − 4 10 = (1 × 10) − (4 × 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: 4 × 4 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 16 = -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 4/10 is : -3/20 (or -0.15 in its decimal form)