What is 3/10 minus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 3/10 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/10 by 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 10 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 40 = -16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/80
- Simplify the fraction (-16/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- -16/16 = -1
- 80/16 = 5
- This gives: -1/5.
The result of subtracting 3/10 and 4/8 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)