What is 1/8 minus 10/10?
Looking for the result of 1/8 - 10/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/8 by 10/10?
- 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: 10 × 8 = 80
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 80 = -70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -70/80
- Simplify the fraction (-70/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -70/10 = -7
- 80/10 = 8
- This gives: -7/8.
The result of subtracting 1/8 and 10/10 is : -7/8 (or -0.875 in its decimal form)