What is 2/10 minus 5?

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

How to subtract 2/10 by 5?

2 10 − 5 1 = (2 × 1) − (5 × 10) 10 × 1 = -48 10 = -24 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 10 = 50
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 50 = -48
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 1 = 10
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -48/10
  6. Simplify the fraction (-48/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -48/2 = -24
    • 10/2 = 5
  7. This gives: -24/5.

The result of subtracting 2/10 and 5/1 is : -24/5 (or -4.8 in its decimal form)