What is 4/5 minus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 4/5 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/5 by 7/10?
- 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: 7 × 5 = 35
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 35 = 5
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/50
- Simplify the fraction (5/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 5/5 = 1
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: 1/10.
The result of subtracting 4/5 and 7/10 is : 1/10 (or 0.1 in its decimal form)