What is 2/10 minus 2/5?

Looking for the result of 2/10 - 2/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/10 by 2/5?

2 10 − 2 5 = (2 × 5) − (2 × 10) 10 × 5 = -10 50 = -1 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 5 = 10
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 10 = 20
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 20 = -10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/50
  6. Simplify the fraction (-10/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -10/10 = -1
    • 50/10 = 5
  7. This gives: -1/5.

The result of subtracting 2/10 and 2/5 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)