What is 4/10 minus 2/10?

Looking for the result of 4/10 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/10 by 2/10?

4 10 − 2 10 = (4 × 10) − (2 × 10) 10 × 10 = 20 100 = 1 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 10 = 40
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 10 = 20
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 20 = 20
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/100
  6. Simplify the fraction (20/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
    • 20/20 = 1
    • 100/20 = 5
  7. This gives: 1/5.

The result of subtracting 4/10 and 2/10 is : 1/5 (or 0.2 in its decimal form)