What is 4/8 minus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 4/8 - 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/8 by 10/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 8 = 32
- 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: 32 − 80 = -48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -48/64
- Simplify the fraction (-48/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- -48/16 = -3
- 64/16 = 4
- This gives: -3/4.
The result of subtracting 4/8 and 10/8 is : -3/4 (or -0.75 in its decimal form)