What is 10/5 minus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 10/5 - 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/5 by 8/10?
- 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: 8 × 5 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 40 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/50
- Simplify the fraction (60/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 60/10 = 6
- 50/10 = 5
- This gives: 6/5.
The result of subtracting 10/5 and 8/10 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)