What is 10/9 minus 10/4?
Looking for the result of 10/9 - 10/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/9 by 10/4?
- 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: 10 × 9 = 90
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 90 = -50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 4 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -50/36
- Simplify the fraction (-50/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -50/2 = -25
- 36/2 = 18
- This gives: -25/18.
The result of subtracting 10/9 and 10/4 is : -25/18 (or -1.3888888888889 in its decimal form)