What is 4/8 minus 2/10?

Looking for the result of 4/8 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/8 by 2/10?

4 8 − 2 10 = (4 × 10) − (2 × 8) 8 × 10 = 24 80 = 3 10
  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: 2 × 8 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 16 = 24
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/80
  6. Simplify the fraction (24/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 24/8 = 3
    • 80/8 = 10
  7. This gives: 3/10.

The result of subtracting 4/8 and 2/10 is : 3/10 (or 0.3 in its decimal form)