What is 4/8 minus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 4/8 - 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/8 by 10/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 5 = 20
- 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: 20 − 80 = -60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -60/40
- Simplify the fraction (-60/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- -60/20 = -3
- 40/20 = 2
- This gives: -3/2.
The result of subtracting 4/8 and 10/5 is : -3/2 (or -1.5 in its decimal form)