What is 10/2 minus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 10/2 - 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/2 by 8/8?
- 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: 8 × 2 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 16 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/16
- Simplify the fraction (64/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 64/16 = 4
- 16/16 = 1
- This gives: 4.
The result of subtracting 10/2 and 8/8 is : 4