What is 10/8 minus 5?
Looking for the result of 10/8 - 5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/8 by 5?
- 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: 5 × 8 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 40 = -30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 1 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -30/8
- Simplify the fraction (-30/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -30/2 = -15
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: -15/4.
The result of subtracting 10/8 and 5/1 is : -15/4 (or -3.75 in its decimal form)