What is 1/8 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 1/8 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/8 by 5/10?

1 8 − 5 10 = (1 × 10) − (5 × 8) 8 × 10 = -30 80 = -3 8
  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: 5 × 8 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 40 = -30
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -30/80
  6. Simplify the fraction (-30/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -30/10 = -3
    • 80/10 = 8
  7. This gives: -3/8.

The result of subtracting 1/8 and 5/10 is : -3/8 (or -0.375 in its decimal form)