What is 10/5 minus 1/10?
Looking for the result of 10/5 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/5 by 1/10?
- 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: 1 × 5 = 5
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 5 = 95
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 95/50
- Simplify the fraction (95/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 95/5 = 19
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: 19/10.
The result of subtracting 10/5 and 1/10 is : 19/10 (or 1.9 in its decimal form)