What is 10/2 minus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 10/2 - 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/2 by 8/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 5 = 50
- 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: 50 − 16 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/10
- Simplify the fraction (34/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 17/5.
The result of subtracting 10/2 and 8/5 is : 17/5 (or 3.4 in its decimal form)