What is 2/4 minus 7/10?

Looking for the result of 2/4 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/4 by 7/10?

2 4 − 7 10 = (2 × 10) − (7 × 4) 4 × 10 = -8 40 = -1 5
  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: 7 × 4 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 28 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -8/8 = -1
    • 40/8 = 5
  7. This gives: -1/5.

The result of subtracting 2/4 and 7/10 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)