What is 4/2 minus 5?
Looking for the result of 4/2 - 5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/2 by 5?
- 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: 5 × 2 = 10
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 10 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 1 = 2
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/2
- Simplify the fraction (-6/2) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -6/2 = -3
- 2/2 = 1
- This gives: -3.
The result of subtracting 4/2 and 5/1 is : -3