What is 4/10 minus 8?
Looking for the result of 4/10 - 8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/10 by 8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 1 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 10 = 80
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 80 = -76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 1 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -76/10
- Simplify the fraction (-76/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -76/2 = -38
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: -38/5.
The result of subtracting 4/10 and 8/1 is : -38/5 (or -7.6 in its decimal form)