What is 4/3 minus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 4/3 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/3 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 × 3 = 15
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 15 = 25
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 10 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 25/30
- Simplify the fraction (25/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 25/5 = 5
- 30/5 = 6
- This gives: 5/6.
The result of subtracting 4/3 and 5/10 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)