What is 4/8 minus 1/10?

Looking for the result of 4/8 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/8 by 1/10?

4 8 − 1 10 = (4 × 10) − (1 × 8) 8 × 10 = 32 80 = 2 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: 1 × 8 = 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: 8 × 10 = 80
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/80
  6. Simplify the fraction (32/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • 32/16 = 2
    • 80/16 = 5
  7. This gives: 2/5.

The result of subtracting 4/8 and 1/10 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)