What is 10/5 minus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 10/5 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/5 by 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 8 = 80
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 10 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/40
- Simplify the fraction (70/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 70/10 = 7
- 40/10 = 4
- This gives: 7/4.
The result of subtracting 10/5 and 2/8 is : 7/4 (or 1.75 in its decimal form)