What is 2/5 minus 2/4?

Looking for the result of 2/5 - 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/5 by 2/4?

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

The result of subtracting 2/5 and 2/4 is : -1/10 (or -0.1 in its decimal form)