What is 2/2 minus 4/5?
Looking for the result of 2/2 - 4/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/2 by 4/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 8 = 2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/10
- Simplify the fraction (2/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 2/2 = 1
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 1/5.
The result of subtracting 2/2 and 4/5 is : 1/5 (or 0.2 in its decimal form)