What is 4 minus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 4 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4 by 5/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 10 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 1 = 5
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 5 = 35
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 35/10
- Simplify the fraction (35/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 35/5 = 7
- 10/5 = 2
- This gives: 7/2.
The result of subtracting 4/1 and 5/10 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)