What is 2/2 minus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 2/2 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/2 by 2/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 2 = 4
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 4 = 16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/20
- Simplify the fraction (16/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 16/4 = 4
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 4/5.
The result of subtracting 2/2 and 2/10 is : 4/5 (or 0.8 in its decimal form)