What is 2/4 minus 10?
Looking for the result of 2/4 - 10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/4 by 10?
- 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: 10 × 4 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 40 = -38
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 1 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -38/4
- Simplify the fraction (-38/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -38/2 = -19
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: -19/2.
The result of subtracting 2/4 and 10/1 is : -19/2 (or -9.5 in its decimal form)