What is 1/5 minus 4/4?
Looking for the result of 1/5 - 4/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/5 by 4/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 5 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 20 = -16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/20
- Simplify the fraction (-16/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -16/4 = -4
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: -4/5.
The result of subtracting 1/5 and 4/4 is : -4/5 (or -0.8 in its decimal form)