What is 10/4 minus 5/2?
Looking for the result of 10/4 - 5/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/4 by 5/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 2 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 4 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 20 = 0
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 2 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 0/8
- Simplify the fraction (0/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 0/8 = 0
- 8/8 = 1
- This gives: 0.
The result of subtracting 10/4 and 5/2 is : 0