What is 10/8 minus 3/4?
Looking for the result of 10/8 - 3/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/8 by 3/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 4 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 24 = 16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/32
- Simplify the fraction (16/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 16/16 = 1
- 32/16 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of subtracting 10/8 and 3/4 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)