What is 4/8 minus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 4/8 - 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/8 by 8/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 10 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 8 = 64
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 64 = -24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -24/80
- Simplify the fraction (-24/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -24/8 = -3
- 80/8 = 10
- This gives: -3/10.
The result of subtracting 4/8 and 8/10 is : -3/10 (or -0.3 in its decimal form)