What is 1/5 minus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 1/5 - 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/5 by 10/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 5 = 5
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 5 = 50
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 − 50 = -45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 5 = 25
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -45/25
- Simplify the fraction (-45/25) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -45/5 = -9
- 25/5 = 5
- This gives: -9/5.
The result of subtracting 1/5 and 10/5 is : -9/5 (or -1.8 in its decimal form)