What is 2/4 minus 4/10?

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

How to subtract 2/4 by 4/10?

2 4 − 4 10 = (2 × 10) − (4 × 4) 4 × 10 = 4 40 = 1 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: 4 × 4 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 16 = 4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (4/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 4/4 = 1
    • 40/4 = 10
  7. This gives: 1/10.

The result of subtracting 2/4 and 4/10 is : 1/10 (or 0.1 in its decimal form)