What is 2/8 minus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 2/8 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/8 by 2/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 16 = 4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/80
- Simplify the fraction (4/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 4/4 = 1
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 1/20.
The result of subtracting 2/8 and 2/10 is : 1/20 (or 0.05 in its decimal form)