What is 5/4 minus 9/10?
Looking for the result of 5/4 - 9/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/4 by 9/10?
- 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: 9 × 4 = 36
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 − 36 = 14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/40
- Simplify the fraction (14/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 14/2 = 7
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 7/20.
The result of subtracting 5/4 and 9/10 is : 7/20 (or 0.35 in its decimal form)