What is 1/8 minus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 1/8 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/8 by 7/10?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 56 = -46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -46/80
- Simplify the fraction (-46/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -46/2 = -23
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: -23/40.
The result of subtracting 1/8 and 7/10 is : -23/40 (or -0.575 in its decimal form)