What is 4/4 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 4/4 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/4 by 5/10?

4 4 − 5 10 = (4 × 10) − (5 × 4) 4 × 10 = 20 40 = 1 2
  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: 5 × 4 = 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: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (20/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
    • 20/20 = 1
    • 40/20 = 2
  7. This gives: 1/2.

The result of subtracting 4/4 and 5/10 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)