What is 2/4 minus 2/10?

Looking for the result of 2/4 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/4 by 2/10?

2 4 − 2 10 = (2 × 10) − (2 × 4) 4 × 10 = 12 40 = 3 10
  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: 2 × 4 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 8 = 12
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (12/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 12/4 = 3
    • 40/4 = 10
  7. This gives: 3/10.

The result of subtracting 2/4 and 2/10 is : 3/10 (or 0.3 in its decimal form)