What is 1/5 minus 1/10?

Looking for the result of 1/5 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/5 by 1/10?

1 5 − 1 10 = (1 × 10) − (1 × 5) 5 × 10 = 5 50 = 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: 1 × 5 = 5
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 5 = 5
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/50
  6. Simplify the fraction (5/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • 5/5 = 1
    • 50/5 = 10
  7. This gives: 1/10.

The result of subtracting 1/5 and 1/10 is : 1/10 (or 0.1 in its decimal form)