What is 1/5 minus 9/10?
Looking for the result of 1/5 - 9/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/5 by 9/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 5 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 45 = -35
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -35/50
- Simplify the fraction (-35/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -35/5 = -7
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: -7/10.
The result of subtracting 1/5 and 9/10 is : -7/10 (or -0.7 in its decimal form)