What is 4/4 minus 2/10?

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

How to subtract 4/4 by 2/10?

4 4 − 2 10 = (4 × 10) − (2 × 4) 4 × 10 = 32 40 = 4 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 × 4 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 8 = 32
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (32/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 32/8 = 4
    • 40/8 = 5
  7. This gives: 4/5.

The result of subtracting 4/4 and 2/10 is : 4/5 (or 0.8 in its decimal form)