What is 4/5 minus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 4/5 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/5 by 4/10?
- 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: 4 × 5 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 20 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/50
- Simplify the fraction (20/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 20/10 = 2
- 50/10 = 5
- This gives: 2/5.
The result of subtracting 4/5 and 4/10 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)