What is 3/10 minus 4/2?
Looking for the result of 3/10 - 4/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/10 by 4/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 2 = 6
- 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: 6 − 40 = -34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -34/20
- Simplify the fraction (-34/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -34/2 = -17
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: -17/10.
The result of subtracting 3/10 and 4/2 is : -17/10 (or -1.7 in its decimal form)