What is 4/9 minus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 4/9 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/9 by 2/10?
- 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: 2 × 9 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 18 = 22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 10 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 22/90
- Simplify the fraction (22/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 22/2 = 11
- 90/2 = 45
- This gives: 11/45.
The result of subtracting 4/9 and 2/10 is : 11/45 (or 0.24444444444444 in its decimal form)