What is 10/4 minus 3/10?
Looking for the result of 10/4 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/4 by 3/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 10 = 100
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 4 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 12 = 88
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 88/40
- Simplify the fraction (88/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 88/8 = 11
- 40/8 = 5
- This gives: 11/5.
The result of subtracting 10/4 and 3/10 is : 11/5 (or 2.2 in its decimal form)