What is 10/5 minus 10/4?
Looking for the result of 10/5 - 10/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/5 by 10/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 4 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 5 = 50
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 50 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/20
- Simplify the fraction (-10/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -10/10 = -1
- 20/10 = 2
- This gives: -1/2.
The result of subtracting 10/5 and 10/4 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)