What is 10/4 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 10/4 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 10/4 by 5/10?

10 4 − 5 10 = (10 × 10) − (5 × 4) 4 × 10 = 80 40 = 2 1
  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: 5 × 4 = 20
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 20 = 80
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (80/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (40):
    • 80/40 = 2
    • 40/40 = 1
  7. This gives: 2.

The result of subtracting 10/4 and 5/10 is : 2