What is 2/10 minus 3/10?

Looking for the result of 2/10 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/10 by 3/10?

2 10 − 3 10 = (2 × 10) − (3 × 10) 10 × 10 = -10 100 = -1 10
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 10 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 30 = -10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/100
  6. Simplify the fraction (-10/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -10/10 = -1
    • 100/10 = 10
  7. This gives: -1/10.

The result of subtracting 2/10 and 3/10 is : -1/10 (or -0.1 in its decimal form)