What is 10/5 minus 9/10?
Looking for the result of 10/5 - 9/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/5 by 9/10?
- 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: 9 × 5 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 45 = 55
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 55/50
- Simplify the fraction (55/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 55/5 = 11
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: 11/10.
The result of subtracting 10/5 and 9/10 is : 11/10 (or 1.1 in its decimal form)