What is 3/2 minus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 3/2 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/2 by 5/10?
- 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: 5 × 2 = 10
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 10 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/20
- Simplify the fraction (20/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 20/20 = 1
- 20/20 = 1
- This gives: 1.
The result of subtracting 3/2 and 5/10 is : 1