What is 2/2 minus 5/10?

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

How to subtract 2/2 by 5/10?

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

The result of subtracting 2/2 and 5/10 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)