What is 2/4 minus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 2/4 - 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/4 by 10/5?
- 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: 10 × 4 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 40 = -30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 5 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -30/20
- Simplify the fraction (-30/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -30/10 = -3
- 20/10 = 2
- This gives: -3/2.
The result of subtracting 2/4 and 10/5 is : -3/2 (or -1.5 in its decimal form)