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