What is 4/8 minus 7/10?

Looking for the result of 4/8 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/8 by 7/10?

4 8 − 7 10 = (4 × 10) − (7 × 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: 7 × 8 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 56 = -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 7/10 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)