What is 10/2 minus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 10/2 - 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/2 by 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 4 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 16 = 24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/8
- Simplify the fraction (24/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 24/8 = 3
- 8/8 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of subtracting 10/2 and 8/4 is : 3