What is 10/2 minus 1/8?
Looking for the result of 10/2 - 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/2 by 1/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 8 = 80
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 2 = 78
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/16
- Simplify the fraction (78/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 78/2 = 39
- 16/2 = 8
- This gives: 39/8.
The result of subtracting 10/2 and 1/8 is : 39/8 (or 4.875 in its decimal form)