What is 3/4 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 3/4 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/4 by 5/10?

3 4 − 5 10 = (3 × 10) − (5 × 4) 4 × 10 = 10 40 = 1 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 10 = 30
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 4 = 20
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 20 = 10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (10/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 10/10 = 1
    • 40/10 = 4
  7. This gives: 1/4.

The result of subtracting 3/4 and 5/10 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)