What is 5/4 minus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 5/4 - 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/4 by 10/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 5 = 25
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 4 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 25 − 40 = -15
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 5 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -15/20
- Simplify the fraction (-15/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -15/5 = -3
- 20/5 = 4
- This gives: -3/4.
The result of subtracting 5/4 and 10/5 is : -3/4 (or -0.75 in its decimal form)