What is 10/2 minus 9/5?
Looking for the result of 10/2 - 9/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/2 by 9/5?
- 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: 9 × 2 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 − 18 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/10
- Simplify the fraction (32/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 32/2 = 16
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 16/5.
The result of subtracting 10/2 and 9/5 is : 16/5 (or 3.2 in its decimal form)