What is 3/5 minus 10/10?
Looking for the result of 3/5 - 10/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/5 by 10/10?
- 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: 10 × 5 = 50
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 50 = -20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/50
- Simplify the fraction (-20/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -20/10 = -2
- 50/10 = 5
- This gives: -2/5.
The result of subtracting 3/5 and 10/10 is : -2/5 (or -0.4 in its decimal form)