What is 10/8 minus 10/10?

Looking for the result of 10/8 - 10/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 10/8 by 10/10?

10 8 − 10 10 = (10 × 10) − (10 × 8) 8 × 10 = 20 80 = 1 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 10 = 100
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 8 = 80
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 80 = 20
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/80
  6. Simplify the fraction (20/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
    • 20/20 = 1
    • 80/20 = 4
  7. This gives: 1/4.

The result of subtracting 10/8 and 10/10 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)