What is 5/10 minus 7/2?
Looking for the result of 5/10 - 7/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/10 by 7/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 10 = 70
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 70 = -60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -60/20
- Simplify the fraction (-60/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- -60/20 = -3
- 20/20 = 1
- This gives: -3.
The result of subtracting 5/10 and 7/2 is : -3