What is 5/10 minus 7/9?
Looking for the result of 5/10 - 7/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/10 by 7/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 9 = 45
- 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: 45 − 70 = -25
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 9 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -25/90
- Simplify the fraction (-25/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -25/5 = -5
- 90/5 = 18
- This gives: -5/18.
The result of subtracting 5/10 and 7/9 is : -5/18 (or -0.27777777777778 in its decimal form)