What is 1/5 minus 4/10?

Looking for the result of 1/5 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/5 by 4/10?

1 5 − 4 10 = (1 × 10) − (4 × 5) 5 × 10 = -10 50 = -1 5
  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 × 5 = 20
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 20 = -10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/50
  6. Simplify the fraction (-10/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -10/10 = -1
    • 50/10 = 5
  7. This gives: -1/5.

The result of subtracting 1/5 and 4/10 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)