What is 4/8 minus 3/10?

Looking for the result of 4/8 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/8 by 3/10?

4 8 − 3 10 = (4 × 10) − (3 × 8) 8 × 10 = 16 80 = 1 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: 3 × 8 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 24 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/80
  6. Simplify the fraction (16/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • 16/16 = 1
    • 80/16 = 5
  7. This gives: 1/5.

The result of subtracting 4/8 and 3/10 is : 1/5 (or 0.2 in its decimal form)