What is 10/5 minus 3?
Looking for the result of 10/5 - 3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/5 by 3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 1 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 15 = -5
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 1 = 5
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -5/5
- Simplify the fraction (-5/5) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -5/5 = -1
- 5/5 = 1
- This gives: -1.
The result of subtracting 10/5 and 3/1 is : -1