What is 10/8 minus 5/3?
Looking for the result of 10/8 - 5/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/8 by 5/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 3 = 30
- 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: 30 − 40 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 3 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/24
- Simplify the fraction (-10/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -10/2 = -5
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: -5/12.
The result of subtracting 10/8 and 5/3 is : -5/12 (or -0.41666666666667 in its decimal form)