What is 3/10 minus 1/8?
Looking for the result of 3/10 - 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/10 by 1/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 10 = 10
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 10 = 14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/80
- Simplify the fraction (14/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 14/2 = 7
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 7/40.
The result of subtracting 3/10 and 1/8 is : 7/40 (or 0.175 in its decimal form)