What is 10/4 minus 10/10?

Looking for the result of 10/4 - 10/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 10/4 by 10/10?

10 4 − 10 10 = (10 × 10) − (10 × 4) 4 × 10 = 60 40 = 3 2
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 10 = 100
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 4 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 40 = 60
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (60/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
    • 60/20 = 3
    • 40/20 = 2
  7. This gives: 3/2.

The result of subtracting 10/4 and 10/10 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)