What is 4/8 minus 10?
Looking for the result of 4/8 - 10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/8 by 10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 1 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 8 = 80
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 80 = -76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 1 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -76/8
- Simplify the fraction (-76/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -76/4 = -19
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: -19/2.
The result of subtracting 4/8 and 10/1 is : -19/2 (or -9.5 in its decimal form)