What is 5/10 minus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 5/10 - 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/10 by 7/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 4 = 20
- 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: 20 − 70 = -50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -50/40
- Simplify the fraction (-50/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -50/10 = -5
- 40/10 = 4
- This gives: -5/4.
The result of subtracting 5/10 and 7/4 is : -5/4 (or -1.25 in its decimal form)