What is 3/10 minus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 3/10 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/10 by 4/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 10 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 10 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 40 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/100
- Simplify the fraction (-10/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -10/10 = -1
- 100/10 = 10
- This gives: -1/10.
The result of subtracting 3/10 and 4/10 is : -1/10 (or -0.1 in its decimal form)