What is 1/4 minus 7/10?

Looking for the result of 1/4 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/4 by 7/10?

1 4 − 7 10 = (1 × 10) − (7 × 4) 4 × 10 = -18 40 = -9 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: 7 × 4 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 28 = -18
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -18/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (-18/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -18/2 = -9
    • 40/2 = 20
  7. This gives: -9/20.

The result of subtracting 1/4 and 7/10 is : -9/20 (or -0.45 in its decimal form)