What is 5/2 minus 1/10?
Looking for the result of 5/2 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/2 by 1/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 − 2 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/20
- Simplify the fraction (48/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 48/4 = 12
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 12/5.
The result of subtracting 5/2 and 1/10 is : 12/5 (or 2.4 in its decimal form)